Caption | Wounded US Marines being loaded onto an aircraft for evacuation, Yontan Airfield, Okinawa, Japan, 1945; note female USN nurse Ensign Jane Kendeigh ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps | |||||||
Identification Code | 11672 | |||||||
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Photo Size | 5,739 x 4,597 pixels | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
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2. David Stubblebine says:
8 Jan 2022 04:25:08 PM
John Floyd (above):You’re right. It’s a Skymaster. The links have been corrected. Thank you for bringing this up.
8 Jan 2022 04:25:08 PM
John Floyd (above):You’re right. It’s a Skymaster. The links have been corrected. Thank you for bringing this up.
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WW2-Era Place Name | Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan |
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7 Jan 2022 10:19:51 AM
The aircraft in the picture is not a C-47. It is a C-54 Skymaster, or since these are Marines and a Navy nurse, it is likely designated as a Navy R5D. It is the military medical evacuation version of the Douglas DC4.