The Douglas R4D-8 (later redesignated C-117D) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3S (Super DC-3) airliner. It was used by the United States Navy and …

Ski-equipped R4D-8Ls (LC-117D) supported Operation Deep Freeze on the frozen landscape of Antarctica. The R4D-8Zs (VC-117D), modified with a plush interior and comforts befitting VIPs,...

On 21 November 1973, a Douglas C-117D transport aircraft operated by the United States Navy crashed onto Sólheimasandur beach in southern Iceland during severe icing conditions. All …

Douglas R4D-8 (C-117D) Super Gooneybird The C-117 was based on the reliable and proven DC-3/C-47 and was originally intended for the civilian airline market. The “Super DC-3” …

Originally built in December 1943 as C-47A c/n 12088 and allocated USAAF serial 42-108824, the aircraft was diverted to the US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17122. In 1952 it was re-manufactured …

Fire Fly over North Vietnam during bombing raids over Hanoi and downed pilot returns to Thailand. It was a great aircraft and had the opportunity to see more of RVN (Saigon and the …

The Douglas R4D-8 (later redesignated C-117D) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3S (Super DC-3) airliner. It was used by the United States Navy and …

The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps had 100 of its R4D aircraft modified to Super DC-3 standards as the R4D-8, later redesignated C-117D. The C-117D remained in front line Marine …

This post-war development of the famous Douglas twin-engined transport was meant to replace the DC-3 in both military as well as the commercial marktes, but failed commercially due to the …

2023年6月7日 · The final C-117 version, the C-117D, was the 1962 redesignation of the R4D-8, the U.S. Navy's version of the Super DC-3, 98 examples of which the Navy ordered in 1951. …