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Summary
| Description | A U.S. Air Force Douglas SC-54D Skymaster search and rescue plane in flight. In 1953, the USAF Air Rescue Service adopted the SC-54D, a modified C-54, which could carry four MA-1 droppable rescue kits. Each kit contained a 40-person inflatable life raft that could be dropped more safely than the rigid boats used by the SC-17 and SC-29. 28 C-54s were modified by Convair. |
| Date | 1950s |
| Source | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force photo 050419-F-1234P-012 |
| Author | USAF |
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