| Original caption: “United States planes in echelon formation. From the top: Boeing Flying Fortress (B-17); Douglas Transport; Consolidated Liberator (B-24)” A Douglas Aircraft Corporation publicity photograph compares their C-54 Skymaster transport aircraft (center) with the Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress (top) and the Consolidated B-24D Liberator. The 1st C-54 SKymaster flew from Clover Field in Santa Monica, California on February 14, 1942. The United States Navy versions were designated R5D. | |
| Image Filename | wwii2184.jpg |
| Image Size | 1.69 MB |
| Image Dimensions | 3628 x 4568 |
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| Photographer Title | Office of War Information |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | February 1, 1942 |
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| Country | United States |
| Archive | Library of Congress |
| Record Number | LC-USW33- 020786-C |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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