Ron's Log's photos with the keyword: Douglas

This aircraft was developed to replace the Martin B-10 and was based on the Douglas DC-2 commercial transport. It competed with an early version of the Boeing B-17 and won out. By 1939 it was considered to be underpowered, to have inadequate defensive armament and carried too small a bomb load. Some were destroyed at Pearl Harbor and in 1942 were relegated to anti-submarine or transport duty. A B-18 was the first American aircraft to sink a U-Boar. This is the oldest aircraft in the Castle Air Museum collection, built in 1938.

This aircraft was developed to replace the Martin B-10 and was based on the Douglas DC-2 commercial transport. It competed with an early version of the Boeing B-17 and won out. By 1939 it was considered to be underpowered, to have inadequate defensive armament and carried too small a bomb load. Some were destroyed at Pearl Harbor and in 1942 were relegated to anti-submarine or transport duty. A B-18 was the first American aircraft to sink a U-Boar. This is the oldest aircraft in the Castle Air Museum collection, built in 1938.

This aircraft was developed to replace the Martin B-10 and was based on the Douglas DC-2 commercial transport. It competed with an early version of the Boeing B-17 and won out. By 1939 it was considered to be underpowered, to have inadequate defensive armament and carried too small a bomb load. Some were destroyed at Pearl Harbor and in 1942 were relegated to anti-submarine or transport duty. A B-18 was the first American aircraft to sink a U-Boar. This is the oldest aircraft in the Castle Air Museum collection, built in 1938.

This aircraft was developed to replace the Martin B-10 and was based on the Douglas DC-2 commercial transport. It competed with an early version of the Boeing B-17 and won out. By 1939 it was considered to be underpowered, to have inadequate defensive armament and carried too small a bomb load. Some were destroyed at Pearl Harbor and in 1942 were relegated to anti-submarine or transport duty. A B-18 was the first American aircraft to sink a U-Boar. This is the oldest aircraft in the Castle Air Museum collection, built in 1938.

This aircraft was developed to replace the Martin B-10 and was based on the Douglas DC-2 commercial transport. It competed with an early version of the Boeing B-17 and won out. By 1939 it was considered to be underpowered, to have inadequate defensive armament and carried too small a bomb load. Some were destroyed at Pearl Harbor and in 1942 were relegated to anti-submarine or transport duty. A B-18 was the first American aircraft to sink a U-Boar. This is the oldest aircraft in the Castle Air Museum collection, built in 1938.

Original design was started in 1939 as the DC-4 for the airlines. The first batch was commandeered off the assembly line in 1942 and redesignated C-54. C-54s were first delivered to the Army Air Forces in March 1942. They saw service in every theater and were the primary airlifter across the Atlantic and Pacific, making nearly 80,000 crossings with the loss of only 3 aircraft. 201 C-54s were delivered to the Navy as R5D Navy Transports. The Presidential version was a C-54 outfitted with a hydraulic elevator for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and nicknamed the "Sacred Cow." The Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 used 319 of the approximately 400 C-54s to haul supplies to the city with the Russians closed road and rail access to the city. This aircraft at Castle Air Museum, which was assigned to Navy Transport Squadron VR-8, was one of those so used. Over 189,000 flights were made in the 15 months of the lift, delivering 2.3 million tons of food, fuel and supplies. C-54s served until 1972.

Original design was started in 1939 as the DC-4 for the airlines. The first batch was commandeered off the assembly line in 1942 and redesignated C-54. C-54s were first delivered to the Army Air Forces in March 1942. They saw service in every theater and were the primary airlifter across the Atlantic and Pacific, making nearly 80,000 crossings with the loss of only 3 aircraft. 201 C-54s were delivered to the Navy as R5D Navy Transports. The Presidential version was a C-54 outfitted with a hydraulic elevator for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and nicknamed the "Sacred Cow." The Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 used 319 of the approximately 400 C-54s to haul supplies to the city with the Russians closed road and rail access to the city. This aircraft at Castle Air Museum, which was assigned to Navy Transport Squadron VR-8, was one of those so used. Over 189,000 flights were made in the 15 months of the lift, delivering 2.3 million tons of food, fuel and supplies. C-54s served until 1972.

Original design was started in 1939 as the DC-4 for the airlines. The first batch was commandeered off the assembly line in 1942 and redesignated C-54. C-54s were first delivered to the Army Air Forces in March 1942. They saw service in every theater and were the primary airlifter across the Atlantic and Pacific, making nearly 80,000 crossings with the loss of only 3 aircraft. 201 C-54s were delivered to the Navy as R5D Navy Transports. The Presidential version was a C-54 outfitted with a hydraulic elevator for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and nicknamed the "Sacred Cow." The Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 used 319 of the approximately 400 C-54s to haul supplies to the city with the Russians closed road and rail access to the city. This aircraft at Castle Air Museum, which was assigned to Navy Transport Squadron VR-8, was one of those so used. Over 189,000 flights were made in the 15 months of the lift, delivering 2.3 million tons of food, fuel and supplies. C-54s served until 1972.

Original design was started in 1939 as the DC-4 for the airlines. The first batch was commandeered off the assembly line in 1942 and redesignated C-54. C-54s were first delivered to the Army Air Forces in March 1942. They saw service in every theater and were the primary airlifter across the Atlantic and Pacific, making nearly 80,000 crossings with the loss of only 3 aircraft. 201 C-54s were delivered to the Navy as R5D Navy Transports. The Presidential version was a C-54 outfitted with a hydraulic elevator for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and nicknamed the "Sacred Cow." The Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 used 319 of the approximately 400 C-54s to haul supplies to the city with the Russians closed road and rail access to the city. This aircraft at Castle Air Museum, which was assigned to Navy Transport Squadron VR-8, was one of those so used. Over 189,000 flights were made in the 15 months of the lift, delivering 2.3 million tons of food, fuel and supplies. C-54s served until 1972.

Original design was started in 1939 as the DC-4 for the airlines. The first batch was commandeered off the assembly line in 1942 and redesignated C-54. C-54s were first delivered to the Army Air Forces in March 1942. They saw service in every theater and were the primary airlifter across the Atlantic and Pacific, making nearly 80,000 crossings with the loss of only 3 aircraft. 201 C-54s were delivered to the Navy as R5D Navy Transports. The Presidential version was a C-54 outfitted with a hydraulic elevator for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and nicknamed the "Sacred Cow." The Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 used 319 of the approximately 400 C-54s to haul supplies to the city with the Russians closed road and rail access to the city. This aircraft at Castle Air Museum, which was assigned to Navy Transport Squadron VR-8, was one of those so used. Over 189,000 flights were made in the 15 months of the lift, delivering 2.3 million tons of food, fuel and supplies. C-54s served until 1972.

Original design was started in 1939 as the DC-4 for the airlines. The first batch was commandeered off the assembly line in 1942 and redesignated C-54. C-54s were first delivered to the Army Air Forces in March 1942. They saw service in every theater and were the primary airlifter across the Atlantic and Pacific, making nearly 80,000 crossings with the loss of only 3 aircraft. 201 C-54s were delivered to the Navy as R5D Navy Transports. The Presidential version was a C-54 outfitted with a hydraulic elevator for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and nicknamed the "Sacred Cow." The Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 used 319 of the approximately 400 C-54s to haul supplies to the city with the Russians closed road and rail access to the city. This aircraft at Castle Air Museum, which was assigned to Navy Transport Squadron VR-8, was one of those so used. Over 189,000 flights were made in the 15 months of the lift, delivering 2.3 million tons of food, fuel and supplies. C-54s served until 1972.

Original design was started in 1939 as the DC-4 for the airlines. The first batch was commandeered off the assembly line in 1942 and redesignated C-54. C-54s were first delivered to the Army Air Forces in March 1942. They saw service in every theater and were the primary airlifter across the Atlantic and Pacific, making nearly 80,000 crossings with the loss of only 3 aircraft. 201 C-54s were delivered to the Navy as R5D Navy Transports. The Presidential version was a C-54 outfitted with a hydraulic elevator for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and nicknamed the "Sacred Cow." The Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 used 319 of the approximately 400 C-54s to haul supplies to the city with the Russians closed road and rail access to the city. This aircraft at Castle Air Museum, which was assigned to Navy Transport Squadron VR-8, was one of those so used. Over 189,000 flights were made in the 15 months of the lift, delivering 2.3 million tons of food, fuel and supplies. C-54s served until 1972.

Original design was started in 1939 as the DC-4 for the airlines. The first batch was commandeered off the assembly line in 1942 and redesignated C-54. C-54s were first delivered to the Army Air Forces in March 1942. They saw service in every theater and were the primary airlifter across the Atlantic and Pacific, making nearly 80,000 crossings with the loss of only 3 aircraft. 201 C-54s were delivered to the Navy as R5D Navy Transports. The Presidential version was a C-54 outfitted with a hydraulic elevator for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and nicknamed the "Sacred Cow." The Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 used 319 of the approximately 400 C-54s to haul supplies to the city with the Russians closed road and rail access to the city. This aircraft at Castle Air Museum, which was assigned to Navy Transport Squadron VR-8, was one of those so used. Over 189,000 flights were made in the 15 months of the lift, delivering 2.3 million tons of food, fuel and supplies. C-54s served until 1972.

Original design was started in 1939 as the DC-4 for the airlines. The first batch was commandeered off the assembly line in 1942 and redesignated C-54. C-54s were first delivered to the Army Air Forces in March 1942. They saw service in every theater and were the primary airlifter across the Atlantic and Pacific, making nearly 80,000 crossings with the loss of only 3 aircraft. 201 C-54s were delivered to the Navy as R5D Navy Transports. The Presidential version was a C-54 outfitted with a hydraulic elevator for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and nicknamed the "Sacred Cow." The Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 used 319 of the approximately 400 C-54s to haul supplies to the city with the Russians closed road and rail access to the city. This aircraft at Castle Air Museum, which was assigned to Navy Transport Squadron VR-8, was one of those so used. Over 189,000 flights were made in the 15 months of the lift, delivering 2.3 million tons of food, fuel and supplies. C-54s served until 1972.

Original design was started in 1939 as the DC-4 for the airlines. The first batch was commandeered off the assembly line in 1942 and redesignated C-54. C-54s were first delivered to the Army Air Forces in March 1942. They saw service in every theater and were the primary airlifter across the Atlantic and Pacific, making nearly 80,000 crossings with the loss of only 3 aircraft. 201 C-54s were delivered to the Navy as R5D Navy Transports. The Presidential version was a C-54 outfitted with a hydraulic elevator for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and nicknamed the "Sacred Cow." The Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 used 319 of the approximately 400 C-54s to haul supplies to the city with the Russians closed road and rail access to the city. This aircraft at Castle Air Museum, which was assigned to Navy Transport Squadron VR-8, was one of those so used. Over 189,000 flights were made in the 15 months of the lift, delivering 2.3 million tons of food, fuel and supplies. C-54s served until 1972.

The A-4 was originally designated the A-4D under the U.S. Navy's pre-1962 designation system. Its maiden flight was 22 July 1954. It played a key role in Vietnam, including active duty on carriers. The U.S. Navy called for a jet powered attack aircraft to replace the A-1 Skyraider. The result was an aircraft that weighed only half the specification and had a wing so compact that it did not need to fold up to be stored. The Skyhawk soon received several nicknames, including "Scooter," "Bantam Bomber," and "Tinker Toy Bomber." The Skyhawk was retired by the Navy in 2003, but still flies with other air forces. The Castle Air Museum's A-4L last flew with VA-204 "The RIver Rattlers" at NAS, New Orleans, Louisiana.

The A-4 was originally designated the A-4D under the U.S. Navy's pre-1962 designation system. Its maiden flight was 22 July 1954. It played a key role in Vietnam, including active duty on carriers. The U.S. Navy called for a jet powered attack aircraft to replace the A-1 Skyraider. The result was an aircraft that weighed only half the specification and had a wing so compact that it did not need to fold up to be stored. The Skyhawk soon received several nicknames, including "Scooter," "Bantam Bomber," and "Tinker Toy Bomber." The Skyhawk was retired by the Navy in 2003, but still flies with other air forces. The Castle Air Museum's A-4L last flew with VA-204 "The RIver Rattlers" at NAS, New Orleans, Louisiana.

The A-4 was originally designated the A-4D under the U.S. Navy's pre-1962 designation system. Its maiden flight was 22 July 1954. It played a key role in Vietnam, including active duty on carriers. The U.S. Navy called for a jet powered attack aircraft to replace the A-1 Skyraider. The result was an aircraft that weighed only half the specification and had a wing so compact that it did not need to fold up to be stored. The Skyhawk soon received several nicknames, including "Scooter," "Bantam Bomber," and "Tinker Toy Bomber." The Skyhawk was retired by the Navy in 2003, but still flies with other air forces. The Castle Air Museum's A-4L last flew with VA-204 "The RIver Rattlers" at NAS, New Orleans, Louisiana.