Registration / Serial: | 42-107451 |
Alternate Serial: | 42-72252 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
Aircraft Version: | Douglas VC-54C Skymaster |
C/n (msn): | 7470 |
City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
Photo Date: | 19 September 2023 |
Photo by: | Glenn ChatfieldContact |
Photo ID: | 774267Submit Correction |
View count: | 52 |
1944: Constructed as a VC-54C using a C-54A fuselage mated to modified C-54B wings. VIP interior included an elevator at the rear of the aircraft for President Roosevelt and his wheel chair. It also had bullet-proof picture windows. By Jun 44: TOS USAAF, assigned to the 503rd Army Air Force Base Unit, Bolling Field, DC. 21 Jan 45: Departed Washington, DC for its participation in movement of personnel for the Yalta Conference. For security reasons, it was marked with a serial number of a C-54 which was lost in the Pacific (42-72252).
Registration / Serial: | 42-107451 |
Alternate Serial: | 42-72252 |
Aircraft Version: | Douglas VC-54C Skymaster |
C/n (msn): | 7470 |
City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
Photo Date: | 19 September 2023 |
Photo by: | Glenn ChatfieldContact |
Registration / Serial: | 42-107451 |
Alternate Serial: | 42-72252 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
Aircraft Version: | Douglas VC-54C Skymaster |
C/n (msn): | 7470 |
City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
Photo Date: | 19 September 2023 |
Photo by: | Glenn ChatfieldContact |
Photo ID: | 774267Submit Correction |
View count: | 52 |
1944: Constructed as a VC-54C using a C-54A fuselage mated to modified C-54B wings. VIP interior included an elevator at the rear of the aircraft for President Roosevelt and his wheel chair. It also had bullet-proof picture windows. By Jun 44: TOS USAAF, assigned to the 503rd Army Air Force Base Unit, Bolling Field, DC. 21 Jan 45: Departed Washington, DC for its participation in movement of personnel for the Yalta Conference. For security reasons, it was marked with a serial number of a C-54 which was lost in the Pacific (42-72252).
Registration / Serial: | 42-107451 |
Alternate Serial: | 42-72252 |
Aircraft Version: | Douglas VC-54C Skymaster |
C/n (msn): | 7470 |
City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
Photo Date: | 19 September 2023 |
Photo by: | Glenn ChatfieldContact |