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| Keywords: Douglas VC-118B off Honululu.jpg The VC-118B currently on display at the museum pictured flying near Honolulu during its service in Transport Squadron VR 21 The museum's VC-118B Bureau Number 128424 entered service as a R6D-1 on 6 September 1951 the first of this version of the Liftmaster that was delivered to the U S Navy To this end when it took to the air for its flight to its first squadron Transport Squadron VR 5 at Naval Air Station NAS Moffett Field California the airplane carried Donald Douglas Sr the founder of Douglas Aircraft Company In VR-5 Naval Air Reserve pilots with civilian airline experience in the type of aircraft flew it while serving as the initial training cadre for the squadron During 1954-1955 the airplane was converted to a VIP transport and subsequently joined VR-21 based at NAS Barbers Point Hawaii For the next 29 years which encompassed the entire Vietnam War the airplane served as a flag transport for the Commander in Chief Pacific and Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet in VR-21 During this time its passengers including admirals ambassadors and heads of state Flight delivered to NAS Pensacola Florida in 1983 Bureau Number 128424 was accessioned into the museum collection in 1984 U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No 38025 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/objects/common/webmedia php irn 38025 unknown U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Douglas C-118 Liftmaster United States Navy Aircraft at National Museum of Naval Aviation Transport Squadron 21 United States Navy | ||||
