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131597
JS-597 Nancy

1951 Douglas VC-118B Liftmaster (R6D-1) C/N 43700

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Airframe Info

Manufacturer:Douglas
Model:VC-118B Liftmaster (R6D-1)    Search all Douglas VC-118B Liftmaster (R6D-1)
Year built:1951
Construction Number (C/N):43700
Aircraft Type:Fixed wing multi engine
Number of Seats:96
Number of Engines:4
Engine Type:Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model:Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp
Also Registered As:
N1597F  Deregistered  Cancel: 1996-05-29
51-17647  Withdrawn from service
N21780  De-registered

Aircraft

Registration Number:131597
Alternative Code/Name:JS-597 Nancy
Current Status:To MASDC on February 16, 1985

Owner

Owner:United States Navy
Address:NAS Atlanta, Georgia
United States

User Comments

Malcolm Clarke, 2018-09-05 07:00:53
 Loaned to USAF in 1958 as C-118A 51-17647. Returned to USN 1964. Converted to R6D-1Z and redesignated VC-118B in 1962. Retired to MASDC from VR-46 based at
NAS Atlanta, Georgia. Aircraft was named “Nancy” in honour of the wife of Rear Admiral Clinton Taylor, the Commander of South Atlantic Forces. To MASDC as 8C0043 Feb 21, 1985. Sold Nov 14, 1988 to Western International Aviation, Tucscon, AZ who sold it to American Air Freight Co and registered Jan 1990 as N21780. Re-registered N1597F Mar 1990. Bought by Allcair Air Transport Feb 1993.
Destroyed when missed runway on landing at Patriot Hill, Antarctica Nov 26, 1993. Hit high ground while on approach in bad weater, while being 7 miles off course. 8
injured in crash.
Courtesy Joe Baugher.