Douglas VC-118B off Honululu

A U.S. Navy Douglas VC-118B Liftmaster (BuNo 128424) in flight off Honululu, Hawaii (USA). Official description: “The VC-118B currently on display at the museum pictured flying near Honolulu during its service in Transport Squadron (VR) 21. The museum's VC-118B (Bureau Number 128424) entered service as a R6D-1 on 6 September 1951, the first of this version of the Liftmaster that was delivered to the U.S. Navy. To this end, when it took to the air for its flight to its first squadron, Transport Squadron (VR) 5 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Moffett Field, California, the airplane carried Donald Douglas, Sr., the founder of Douglas Aircraft Company. In VR-5, Naval Air Reserve pilots with civilian airline experience in the type of aircraft, flew it while serving as the initial training cadre for the squadron. During 1954-1955, the airplane was converted to a VIP transport and subsequently joined VR-21 based at NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii, For the next 29 years, which encompassed the entire Vietnam War, the airplane served as a flag transport for the Commander in Chief Pacific and Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet in VR-21. During this time its passengers including admirals, ambassadors, and

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U.S. Navy

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