C-54 Skymaster MATS Experimental and Prototypes Seventy-two-year-old William Boeing came back

Seventy-two-year-old William Boeing came back to visit his former company for the May 14

incorporated a number of advanced features including dual hydraulic and electrical systems

Despite this the 88 continued to operate from rough sod airstrips

increasing to 840

Though rather small and lighter than the other Luftwaffe bombers the Do 17 Z was like by its crews

C-54 Skymaster MATS Experimental and Prototypes Seventy-two-year-old William Boeing came backDouglas C 54 Skymaster MATS airplane model. The Douglas C 54 Skymaster was a four engine transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II. Like the C 47 Skytrain, the C 54 Skymaster was derived from a civilian airliner (the Douglas DC 4). C 54s began service with the Army Air Forces in 1942, carrying up to 26 passengers. (Later versions carried up to 50 passengers.) The U. S. Navy also acquired the type, under the