Wounded US Marines being loaded onto an aircraft for evacuation, Yontan Airfield, Okinawa, Japan, 1945; note female USN nurse Ensign Jane Kendeigh

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
More on...   
C-54 Skymaster   Main article  Photos  
Yontan Airfield   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 5,739 x 4,597 pixels
Photos at Same Place Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. John Floyd says:
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.
2. Commenter identity confirmed 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.

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