Douglas C-54 Skymaster USMC U.S. Marine Corps this aircraft set new standards

this aircraft set new standards for performance

Its cabin length is an impressive 18

it is a militarized variant of the Sikorsky S-92

The "Skycrane" was deployed with the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam

The NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston

Douglas C-54 Skymaster USMC U.S. Marine Corps this aircraft set new standardsDouglas C 54 Skymaster USMC 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