Douglas Skymaster (C-54) Powered by Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Twin Wasps (R-2000)
Date1942-1945
MediumSerigraphy; colored printer's inks on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 3/16 x 16 1/2in. (31 x 41.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 3/4 x 20 5/8in. (42.5 x 52.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 3/4 x 20 5/8in. (42.5 x 52.4cm)
Credit LineGift of Douglas B. Marshall
DescriptionAn airplane is on the ground in a desert landscape. Palm trees are in the background. Two medical vans and two jeeps are nearby. Soldiers stand talking while injured men on stretchers are being loaded onto the airplane. Mountains are in the background. Clouds are in the sky.
Object number2010.65.3
InscribedOn recto, lower center, in black printer's ink: "DOUGLAS SKYMASTER (C-54) / POWERED BY / PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT TWIN WASPS (R-2000)"NotesSubject Note: The Douglas Skymaster C-54, powered by Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp Engines (R-2000) was ordered by the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 and remained in use by commercial airlines following the war. Some were still flying as late as 1998. (Finlay 3/31/2010)On View
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