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Douglas Aircraft DC-4
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Douglas Aircraft DC-4

1938 airliner family

35.80 mWingspan
1,244Units built

Overview

The Douglas DC-4 is an American four-engined (piston), propeller-driven airliner developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Military versions of the plane, the C-54 and R5D, served during World War II, in the Berlin Airlift and into the 1960s. From 1945, many civil airlines operated the DC-4 worldwide.

Specifications

Dimensions

Length28.60 m
Wingspan35.80 m
Height8.38 m

Crew & capacity

Seats (max.)86

Figures are compiled from public sources and may be approximate; they can vary by variant and configuration.

Photos

Photo 1: Arcturus / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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