The Douglas C-54 Skymaster is a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II and the Korean War. Like the Douglas C-47 Skytrain derived from the DC-3, the C-54 Skymaster was derived from a civilian airliner, the Douglas DC-4.

On 26 January 1950, the Douglas C-54 Skymaster serial number 42-72469 disappeared en route from Alaska to Montana, with 44 people aboard. [1] [2] The aircraft made its last radio contact two hours into its eight-hour flight. Despite one of the largest rescue efforts carried out by a joint effort between Canadian and US military forces, no trace ...

美国道格拉斯公司研制的一种四发动机活塞式远程军用运输机，于1942年2月首次试飞，随后交付使用。 该机是DC-4型客机的军用型，共生产1242架。 当时，C-54以航程远、载重量较大为优势，主要装备于美国陆军航空兵，成为其在 第二次世界大战 中的主要远程军用运输机。 当地时间2024年4月23日，一架飞机在美国阿拉斯加州坠毁，机上两人下落不明。 涉事飞机的型号是道格拉斯C-54 Skymaster。 [6] C-54是 第二次世界大战 著名的运输机。 和“ 空中列车 ”一样，C-54 …

2025年1月23日 · Seventy-five years ago, a Douglas C-54D Skymaster disappeared en route from Alaska to Montana. No trace of its crew and passengers, including a pregnant mother and her young son, has ever been ...

2025年2月14日 · Aircraft: Douglas C-54D Skymaster; Serial #: 10862/593; Photo date: 2024-11-11; Uploaded: 2024-12-01

In the largest humanitarian airlift ever the United States, Britain, and France delivered over 2.3 million tons of cargo, the vast majority in C-54s, between June 26, 1948 and September 30, 1949. Known as “Operation Vittles” the airlift was the first major confrontation of the Cold War between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union.

Designed in 1935, and first flown in February of 1942, over 1100 were delivered to the Army Air Forces by the end of the war. The C-54's maximum range of 3,900 miles allowed it to transport men and material from the United States to either the European or the Pacific Theaters non-stop.

2018年7月18日 · On 26 January 1950, the Douglas C-54 Skymaster S/N 42-72469 disappeared going from Alaska to Montana, with 44 people aboard. The aircraft made its last radio contact two hours into its eight-hour flight. Despite one of the largest rescue efforts carried out by the US military, no trace of the aircraft has ever been found.

2024年11月21日 · The aircraft, Douglas C-54 Skymaster serial number 42-72469, made its last radio contact 2 hours into its 8 hour flight, when the pilot reported that it was flying over Snag, a village in the Yukon of Canada, a long way inland.

Powerplant: Four Pratt & Whitney R-2000-9 radial air-cooled engines, 1,450 horsepower each. Weight: Empty 54,000 pounds, loaded 73,000 pounds, maximum takeoff weight 82,500 pounds. Dimensions: Wingspan 117’6″, length 93’11″, height 27’6″. Performance: Maximum speed 274 MPH at 14,000 feet, cruising speed 239 MPH, service ceiling 30,000 feet.