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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
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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 ...
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.
R4D-6. R4D-6 on display at the Silent Wings Museum. 17278 – Silent Wings Museum in Lubbock, Texas. [175] 50761 – Charles B. Hall Airpark at Tinker Air Force Base near Midwest City, Oklahoma. [176] 50779 – Gunter Annex in Montgomery, Alabama. [citation needed] 50793 – Minnesota Air National Guard Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota. [177]
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Douglas C-47B, ex-RAAF A65-94, 2005. Royal Australian Air Force. The RAAF impressed civil DC-3s in September 1939 at the outbreak of World War II. The first C-47s were delivered in 1942 under Lend-Lease and the first built specifically for the RAAF entered service in February 1943.