The Douglas C-54 Skymaster is a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II and the Korean War. Like the Douglas C-47 Skytrain derived from the DC-3, …

The Douglas C-54 Skymaster is a military transport aircraft of the United States Army Air Force during the Second World War and the Korean War. It was a derivative of the civilian airliner DC-4 and was …

Two U.S. aviators sit in the cockpit of a C-54 Skymaster, which completed a remarkable demonstration at Wilmington, Delaware. The plane took off, flew, and landed entirely under the remote control of a …

The C-54 Skymaster entered service in 1942 and quickly became the USAAF's primary long-range transport aircraft during World War II. It was used for transporting troops, cargo, and medical …

May 20, 2025 · When the United States entered World War II, the project shifted from a civilian goal to a military need. By 1942, the aircraft was reborn as the C-54 Skymaster. Stripped of its commercial …

Dover AFB’s first strategic airlifter is represented by the single remaining C-54M Skymaster which was specially modified during the Berlin Airlift for hauling coal. The Skymaster’s restoration was also quite …

The Douglas C-54 Skymaster was a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II and the Korean War. In Navy usage, it was known as the R5D.

Aug 6, 2025 · Designed in the 1940s, the four-engine aircraft Douglas C-54 Skymaster was a military version of the civilian airliner Douglas DC-4 and saw heavy deployment during World War II, the …

The C-54 Skymaster and its civilian counterpart, the DC-4, served as transitional aircraft to the post-World War II standard of four-engine, high-tonnage intercontinental transports.

Mar 24, 2017 · The Douglas Aircraft Corporation C-54 “Skymaster” was a four-engine cargo and troop transport built around a high-aspect ratio wing with conventional tail unit featuring a single rudder. …