As the big shot of the Berlin Airlift, the largest humanitarian aid airlift in history, the Douglas C-54D Skymaster is arguably the MVP of the series. #virtualtucson | Pima Air and Space Museum

Japan Bought America's Rejected Airliner — And Built History's Worst Heavy Bomber Discover the remarkable untold story of how Japan acquired the Douglas DC-4E, America's most advanced airliner of the nineteen thirties, and attempted to transform it into the Nakajima G5N Shinzan heavy bomber during World War Two. This aviation history documentary explores the ambitious Douglas Aircraft Company program that produced the first large aircraft with tricycle landing gear, the challenges that led Ameri

Comando Conjunto Antártico on Instagram: "👏Hoy, 13 de diciembre, recordamos el primer vuelo directo de ida y vuelta que cruzó el Círculo Polar Antártico; realizado en 1947 por un avión Douglas C-54 Skymaster (matrícula 2-GT-1) de la @armadaargentinaof , al mando del entonces Contralmirante Gregorio Portillo. 🇦🇶La operación, desarrollada en condiciones ambientales extremas, ratificó pacíficamente los derechos argentinos sobre el sector antártico y permitió obtener valiosa información meteoroló