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Description
| Manufacturer: | Douglas | |
| Base model: | R4D | |
| Designation: | R4D | |
| Version: | -8 | |
| Nickname: | Skytrain | |
| Equivalent to: | DC-3S | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | |
| Designation Period: | 1931-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
| Crew: | Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator | |
Specifications
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Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| National Museum of Naval Aviation | NAS Pensacola | Florida |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
C-117D on display
Pima Air & Space Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Charles R.Wirt Miami, FL | NavSta Keflavik Iceland was hard on these, lost three before my time there. The one pictured below is BuNo 17282, one of two either lost after takeoff from Hofn or lost southeast of Keflavik with denerator failures, the third, 39096 lost in a taxi accident at BIKF. I flew 50786 and 17191 which stayed there as a gate guard on a stand near the admin building and the BOQ on the NavSta. Also flew 39061 registered as N3906J which we had to crash land on NE 56 St. in Ft.Lauderdale due to an engine failure immediately after takeoff combined with a prop that would not feather due to the nature of the engine failure. 01/14/2013 @ 10:47 [ref: 67499] |
| DK1 James Mead Vancouver, WA | Good to see the "old Bird". I earned my Air Crewman wings on her with AirCoFac in Saigon. I was probably the only Disbursing Clerk in Viet Nam to earn my Wings. I was there from March 1970 to March 1971, I was attached to Naval Advisory Group MACV, and paid all 22 PBR and Swift Boats in Region 3 and Corps. I had 419 flights with "White Hat Air Lines.' Put in 1700 to 2,000 miles on the C119-D, Ch 43, CH 46 and the HUEY. 11/28/2012 @ 12:37 [ref: 67361] |
| DK1 James Mead Vancouver, WA | Good to see the "old Bird". I earned my Air Crewman wings on her with AirCoFac in Saigon. I was probably the only Disbursing Clerk in Viet Nam to earn my Wings. I was there from March 1970 to March 1971, I was attached to Naval Advisory Group MACV, and paid all 22 PBR and Swift Boats in Region 3 and Corps. I had 419 flights with "White Hat Air Lines.' Put in 1700 to 2,000 miles on the C119-D, Ch 43, CH 46 and the HUEY. 11/28/2012 @ 12:37 [ref: 67360] |
| Joe Wilhite Newburgh, IN | 050804...Steve, she was the compound bird for FASU, Danang during my in country tour of 1971-72. I was very pleased to see your post regarding my old friend. She took us where we needed to go and never failed to bring us home. Do you know what happened to her after she was decommissioned? 10/18/2012 @ 18:39 [ref: 67320] |
| Melinda , AZ | Jim Todd has been living in Tucson, Arizona since his retirement in 1969. If you'd like to leave some contact info, I'll pass it along.
Melinda In middle to late 60's I flew as a radio operator with CWOs Henry Wildfang, "Tex" Cavett, Don Richards; MGySgts Jim Todd, Bob Lurie, and MSgt Don Taft in R4Ds, R5Ds and KC-130Fs. Any info about these pilots and their whereabouts will be appreciated. SgtMaj William R. Byrd USMC Retired 12/17/2010 @ 15:55 [ref: 34390] 10/16/2012 @ 14:09 [ref: 67314] |
| Don Rondeau MSgt. USMC ret. Savannah, GA | Crewed Hummer 17284 at H&MS 13 at Chulai from 17 June 1969 to 28 December 1969,on the morning of Decemmber 29 she crashed into the mountains west of the field, all aboard died, a tragic day. I was the single crew for 6 months when I received 4 personnel to support the Hummer. Sgt Bunch was one of the persons who perished when the aircraft crashed that day, he voluntered to take that hop so I could sleep in. We recieved 17242 in January and crewed it till May 20th 1970 when I returned to the States. 08/20/2012 @ 14:54 [ref: 66150] |
| don hunter cresco, IA | I was in the same houch at Chu Lai with MGyst Quinn and Conroy.If I remember right it was MAG 13. VMFA 115. Of course they flew the "gunny bird", dropping flares etc etc. 07/03/2012 @ 22:51 [ref: 63058] |
| ray reeves oxnard, CA | responding to duane cherry i sure did know "buck" and steve marlin was a crewchief on both those aircraft 140 and the beautiful 039064 Bush o1. never thought i would ever see that airplane again 03/14/2012 @ 12:09 [ref: 54276] |
| Ken Allen Phoenix, AZ | I qualified as Plane Captain/Flight Mechanic on NAS Atsugi's R4D-8 in 1956 and flew and maintained her for a couple of years. Made a lot of LOX runs to Naha, Okinawa and hit a lot of bad weather and she really bounced around. We flew all over Japan on various missions. She was a wonderful plane to maintain, Easy maintenance. My favorite plane next to my Grumman TBM-3R Avenger That I crewed while attached to VR-23 COD Unit. 11/02/2011 @ 15:19 [ref: 49944] |
| DAVE TRANE WILMINGTON, MA | I WAS A CREW CHEIF ON 17242 C117D WITH H&S12 MAG 12
CHU LIA 1969 I CREWED MANY A FLARE RUNS ALONG WITH MANY PASSANGERS RUNS TO DANANG 09/24/2011 @ 15:30 [ref: 49230] |
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