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The Douglas R4D-8 (later redesignated C-117D) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3S (Super DC-3) airliner. It was used by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps during the Korean War and Vietnam War .
R4D-8 R4D-5 and R4D-6 aircraft fitted with modified wings and re-designed tail surfaces; re-designated C-117D in 1962. R4D-8L R4D-8 converted for Antarctic use, re-designated LC-117D in 1962. R4D-8T R4D-8 converted as crew trainers, re-designated TC-117D in 1962. R4D-8Z R4D-8 converted as a staff transport, re-designated VC-117D in 1962. Dakota I
[8] Spherical crewed free gas balloons used for airship crew training were considered ZF-class aircraft but never received formal designations and were identified only by serial number and volume; similarly, crewed kite balloons and uncrewed barrage balloons were considered ZK-class, but were undesignated.
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Douglas R4D-8 17171 None Made a forced landing on a sandur in Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla and was abandoned. As of 2020, the fuselage of the aircraft remains at the site and has become a tourist attraction. [142] [143] November 23, 1973: Douglas C-47 MM61832 4: Crashed at Porto Marghera killing four people. [144] December 3, 1973: Douglas DC-3 XW ...
Douglas also made commercial jets, producing the Douglas DC-8 in 1958 to compete with the new Boeing 707. Douglas was a pioneer in related fields, such as ejection seats , air-to-air missiles , surface-to-air missiles , and air-to-surface missiles , launch rockets, bombs, and bomb racks.
In June, VR-5 was commission at Seattle to provide service to Alaska with R4D and R5Ds. The next month, VR-1 at Norfolk, moved to the recently opened NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. Several months later, VR-8 was established, and took over VR-1s transport seaplane operations. That September, VR-11 formed at Naval Air Station Oakland.
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