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Description
| Manufacturer: | Douglas | |
| Base model: | C-118 | |
| Designation: | VC-118 | |
| Version: | A | |
| Nickname: | Liftmaster | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1925-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
| Modified Mission: | Staff transport | |
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Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
| USAF History and Traditions Museum | San Antonio | Texas |
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| Charles Della Peruta Annandale, NJ | My first assignment after pilot training in January 1962 was to the 29th ATS at McGuire. Second assignment in June 1963 was to the 48th ATS at Hickam. Third assignment as also at Hickam in the special air missions group. All as a 118 pilot. I logged about 4000 hours in the 118 in 41/2 years, and have flown every tail number on this website except 505. The 118 was a good bird and have mostly good memories of my 118 career. 01/30/2008 @ 17:20 [ref: 19483] |
| James R Cook Tampa, FL | I was stationed at Washington National Airport in 1957-1961
with 1298th Air Transport Sqdn (special missions) I was in the Instrument Spec Shop. Worked on C-118 505 and C118B A/C 53-3240 other A/C assigned there. Left in 1961 to Orly Airport to SHAPE A/C 53-3303. The C-118is a very nice aircraft to work on, If it needs to be repaired. I retired in Jan 1972 12/11/2007 @ 16:01 [ref: 18887] |
| Ted Fox Mansfield, OH | I worked on "270" ... a VC-118 at Peterson Field in Colorado Springs in 1973/74. Being on the crew of a general's plane meant a lot of 15-20 hour days but it also meant when the plane went to Europe for 2 weeks...I had two weeks off!! Great duty...great plane...great town. 07/26/2007 @ 14:55 [ref: 17294] |
| Larry Harden San Jose, CA | You'll see an earlier note I submitted back in April 2006 below. I want to pass on information that my father, smsgt. (ret) Harley L. Harden passed away Oct. 2006. He was 84.
He had outstanding military honors at his burial site in a small country church cemetary. Several soldiers dressed in their blues with white hats and gloves were there for the ceremony. A 21 gun salute, the bugle playing taps, a presentation of the folded flag from his coffin, and the empty rifle casings were presented to my mother and family. Sure brought tears to my eyes at the same time feeling very proud. Again see the note below. 04/30/2007 @ 18:45 [ref: 16362] |
| Steven R. Herzberg Colorado Springs, CO | Even though it wasn't the VC designation the C-118A was the very first aircraft I qualified and flew in as a medical technician out of Clark AB, P.I., and flew out of Kadena, Okinawa with the OLAD Detachment, 902d Air Evac from 1969 - 1972. It was funny for me to know that we were only flying at a height of about 18,000 feet over the Pacific and at the time I thought that was high until I started crewing the jet aircraft. It seemed like a pretty dependable aircraft to me and I enjoyed flying in it. 03/21/2007 @ 08:07 [ref: 15985] |
| Steven R. Herzberg Colorado Springs, CO | The C-118A was the very first aircraft I qualified and flew in as a medical technician out of Clark AB, P.I., and flew out of Kadena, Okinawa with the OLAD Detachment, 902d Air Evac from 1969 - 1972. It was funny for me to know that we were only flying at a height of about 18,000 feet over the Pacific and at the time I thought that was high until I started crewing the jet aircraft. It seemed like a pretty dependable aircraft to me and I enjoyed flying in it. 03/21/2007 @ 08:06 [ref: 15984] |
| David L. Dixon, Jr. Colorado Springs, Co, CO | Under the designation period you have for the VC-118A you list 1925-1962. I believe you meant that to be 1952-1962. To the best of my knowledge there were no VC-118A aircraft in 1925. That was, however, the year my mother graduated from high school. If you would like, I can probably add some more info about VC-118A aircraft, specifically as it applies to the 7101st Air Base Wing at Wiesbaden AB, Germany. I was the chief pilot there from 1965 to 1968 and again from 1969 to 1974. I was flying out of NKP Thailand from April 1969 to April 1970 in C-123K aircraft as a candlestick. 10/25/2006 @ 08:52 [ref: 14555] |
| Matthew David,Jr. Holton, MI | This aircraft was a Presidential aircraft. It served Presidents Kennedy and Johnson as Air Force One although there was the Boeing VC-137C SAM 26000. It had good service as a Presidential aircraft. 04/11/2006 @ 12:23 [ref: 13123] |
| Larry Harden , CA | My father, smsgt (ret) Harley Leroy Harden, was flight engineer on the C-118 for much of his 30 year career with the Air Force. He retired around 1970. His last base was on Scott in Illinois with a crew for General Estes's private plane (C-118) in the mid to late 60's. Prior to that, Wheeler Field, Hawaii.. Before that, a base in Washinton state near Tacoma. Also Florida, New Jersey, and an earlier time on Wheeler back in the 50's. I also remember one in Alabama when I was very young. My father is still alive and lives in Tenn. where he and my mother was born. They are both proud of his Air Force career and still like to recall some memorable times and people then. He and my mother are in their 80's and was wondering if anyone out there remembers his name. 04/03/2006 @ 12:55 [ref: 13022] |
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