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 …

During World War II, the armed forces of many countries used the C-47 and modified DC-3s for the transport of troops, cargo, and wounded. The U.S. naval designation was R4D. More than …

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,...

The U.S. Navy designated the plane R4D, the R for transport and the ID for the fourth transport from Douglas. The aircraft was the military cargo version of the Douglas DC-3 commercial …

Former United States Army Air Force aircraft serial number 41-20124 is a World War II era fully restored Douglas DC-3, owned by a private party and based at Marathon Key, FL.

Rather than purchase new aircraft a total of 98 earlier R4Ds were converted to R4D-8 standards. In 1962, the R4D-8 was redesignated under the joint Air Force-Navy designation system as …

These aircraft, built at the Long Beach, California plant, were identical to the R4D-5 but were equipped with two 1,200 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C engines with two-stage, two-speed …

Emerging from the blueprint of the Douglas DC-4, a prominent civilian airliner crafted by the Douglas Aircraft Company in the 1940s, the R4D-8 Super Gooney was a revelation in military …

This aircraft, designated the R4D-8 had more powerful engines, newly designed wings, an enlarged tail and added landing gear doors. The name "Skytrain II" did not stick much, "Super …

In 1985, this R4D, named "Ready 4 Duty", flew from Texas, across the Atlantic ocean, to Great Britain and the Netherlands to represent the CAF at the 50th anniversary celebration of the DC …