Editing Douglas C-54 Skymaster (section)

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{{Infobox aircraft
 |name= C-54 Skymaster
 |image= File:An USAF C-54 Skymaster.jpg
 |caption=
 |type= [[Military transport aircraft]]
 |national_origin= United States
 |manufacturer= [[Douglas Aircraft Company]]
 |designer=
 |first_flight= 14 February 1942
 |introduction= 1942
 |retired= 1975
 |status= 
 |primary_user= [[United States Army Air Forces]]
 |more_users= [[United States Navy]] <br />[[United States Air Force]]
 |produced= 1942–1947
 |number_built= 1,170
 |developed_from = [[Douglas DC-4]]
 |variants=
}}

The '''Douglas C-54 Skymaster''' is a four-engined transport aircraft used by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] in [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]]. Like the [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain]] derived from the DC-3, the C-54 Skymaster was derived from a civilian airliner, the [[Douglas DC-4]]. Besides transport of cargo, the C-54 also carried presidents, prime ministers, and military staff. Dozens of variants of the C-54 were employed in a wide variety of non-combat roles such as [[air-sea rescue]], scientific and military research, and missile tracking and recovery. During the [[Berlin Airlift]] it hauled coal and food supplies to [[West Berlin]]. After the Korean War it continued to be used for military and civilian uses by more than 30 countries. It was one of the first aircraft to carry the [[President of the United States]], the first being President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] during [[World War II]].