Academy 12634 1/144 USAF C-118 Liftmaster

Four - engine, turboprop powered heavy transport aircraft derived from the Douglas DC- 6 commercial airliner.

Developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company and used by the United States Air Force from 1955 to 1971.

Choice of 7 markings :

(1) Military Air Transport Service (MATS) C-118A, USAF, early 1960s;

(2) US Navy R6Ds of Fleet Logistics Support Reserve Squadron 52 (VR-52), Detachment Washington DC, ca.1976;

(3) VC-118B BuNo 128426/7, US Marine Commander, from the late 1970s;

(4) VC-118, President of Republic of Korea 1970-74 until the acquisition of HS-748;

(5) MATS, USAF 1956.

(6) VC-118 53-3303, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), 1970s.

(7) DC-6B 43536, President of Republic of China 1978.