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Description
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
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| Base model: | C-54 | ||
| Designation: | C-54 | ||
| Version: | D | ||
| Nickname: | Skymaster | ||
| Equivalent to: | R5D-3 R5D3R5D-3 / // C-54Q C54QC-54Q | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1925-1962 | ||
| Basic role: | Transport | ||
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Specifications
| Length: | 93' 10" | 28.6 m | |
| Height: | 27' 6" | 8.3 m | |
| Wingspan: | 117' 6" | 35.8 m | |
| Wingarea: | 1,460.0 sq ft | 135.6 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 38,000 lb | 17,233 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 62,000 lb | 28,117 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 73,000 lb | 33,106 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 4 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney R-2000-11 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1450 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 3,100 miles | 4,991 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 203 mph | 326 km/h | 176 kt |
| Max Speed: | 275 mph | 442 km/h | 238 kt |
| Ceiling: | 22,300 ft | 6,796 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
| South Dakota Air and Space Museum | Ellsworth AFB | South Dakota |
| Travis Air Force Museum | Travis AFB | California |
C-54D on display
Pima Air & Space Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| dsims , MS | In answer to Tim Powell, a twin engine, twin tail could be a B-25 Mitchell bomber or if a tail dragger could be a C-45 (Beechcraft D-18). You can find photos on this website or Google the plane name. 08/25/2008 @ 16:26 [ref: 22547] |
| Donald Lepori Atwater, CA | Does anyone in the C-54 world remember a "Flight Engineer", on the C-54 with the name Chester L. Anderson (Andy)? Andy was stationed at Ramey AFB from around 1958 through 1963. His wife's name was Alice and he had a son named Mark and daughter named Linda. Andy served his entire time in the Air Force in the C-54; throughout WW2 and ,I think, retired in the late 1960's. I understand he died shortly after his retirement but not sure! I would Like to locate his wife or children. Andy was also stationed at Westover AFB a couple of times and home state was Alabama. If you have any info about Andy or his family please let me know at dllepori@pacbell.net...Thanks 08/21/2008 @ 16:49 [ref: 22520] |
| Randy Smith Orlando, FL | I was stationed at Rhein-Main AB in Frankfurt Germany 1962 to 1965 and was a Crew-Chief on a C-54. I flew all over Europe and still love the sound of those engines. Our "SAMS" squadron (7167 Air Transport Squadron Medium) was used for "Special" missions, and my plane transported the President of Germany from Frankfurt to Berlin. I also worked on C-54's used as medical air evacuation ( med evac)and we did a great job in spite of dealing with the Nurses on board. Due to fire I have lost my personal photos of these wonderful aircraft. Anyone who has some to share it will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, A1C Randy Smith USAF 08/19/2008 @ 16:05 [ref: 22503] |
| Tim Powell , IA | I'm trying to identify an airplane I photographed in Burlington Iowa along with a B-17. Where can I find lots of pictures of WWII planes? Two engine, twin tail. 08/10/2008 @ 16:16 [ref: 22420] |
| Tim Powell , IA | I'm trying to identify an airplane I photographed in Burlington Iowa along with a B-17. Where can I find lots of pictures of WWII planes? Two engine, twin tail. 08/10/2008 @ 16:14 [ref: 22419] |
| george smith portland,, TN | I was a flight mechanic on c-54 no 43-48739 at Ramey afb. PR for six years. 1956,57,58 and 1963,64 and65. I loved every minute of it.
I also flew the c-54 at offutt afb in between the tours at PR. I logged several thousand hours without incident. I was always the crew chief on the birds I flew. (guess that helped). I later went to flight engineers school and flew the C-141 untill I retired in 1972 from Charleston afb. I'll never forget the good old days in the c-54 02/24/2008 @ 18:31 [ref: 19773] |
| Paul , PA | I am interested in learning about the cargo capabilities of the C-54 aircraft. I understand that can carry up to 28,000 lbs of cargo but what I have been unable to find out are the actual inside dimensions of the cargo bay and what sort of doors they used to load/unload the aircraft. If anyone could help me out with this it would be great! 05/03/2007 @ 08:31 [ref: 16384] |
| Garry Tibbetts Charles City, IA | Hey. Actually, I'm looking for some contact from some buds that were stationed with me at Wheelus 62/63 era. We were assigned to 58th ARS. I was recipr/prop mech on about anything that could fly. And repair the ones sitting in countries off limits. Yeah 03/14/2007 @ 13:22 [ref: 15893] |
| desertbob Lancaster, CA | There was a fleet of C-54s operating out of Fox Field (WJF) north of Lancaster until the government banned ALL antique fire bomber usage after the wing box failure and crash of that C-130A in the Walker fire two years ago. Until then, the 54s would do bombing duty all summer and training/testing flights during the off-season for many years. The sound of those R-2000s just over my house was a comforting throwback to days of yore, but is heard no more...except last summer. During the notoriously huge Day fire, a couple of 54s did indeed gets special dispensation to join the fight and flew in and out of Fox for a few days, but then were silent again. It was on this huge fire that they used that DC-10 fire bomber somewhat successfully. I figure the DC-10 can cary the same payload as perhaps 50 C-54s! I still do get treated to the once yearly arrival and departure of a Lockheed Super Connie at Lockheed's Plant 10 here in Palmdale, and the occasional DC-3 and even a B-25. But the 54s were almost a daiy sound and sight during the summer, now sadly history. 11/20/2006 @ 22:13 [ref: 14799] |
| jim reed Surf City, NJ | Just a note to let all the folks out there know that our C54 is still on the go flying airshows all around the USA & what a Beauty SHE is to Fly on! I perform & share loadmaster duties on this great flying Douglas aircraft which is owned by the BAHF out of Toms River NJ & flys out of Miller Airpark NJ in Berkley Township. In May 1998 SHE flew over the North Atlantic to Berlin Germany & back for the 50th anniversery of the start of the Berlin Airlift. This aircraft also did the Fly over at the Wright Brothers monument celibration in 2003 at Kitty Hawk & even today every Dec 17th we always go to Manteo NC airport to conclude the end of the airshow season & fly in Santa for the kiddies! Thanks/JR 08/28/2006 @ 13:54 [ref: 14016] |
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