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| | MID-ATLANTIC AIR MUSEUM - DOUGLAS R4D-6 |
 | | The plane received USN Bureau number 50819 and was immediately assigned to the Naval Air Transport Service, Squadron VR-2, at Norfolk, Va. NATS, operated 586 R4D's on airline-like schedules, hauling troops, supplies, mail, and casualties in and out of combat zones. |
 | | In 1960, the FAA undertook the acquisition of 20 R4D aircraft for use as airways facility flight-check aircraft. |
 | | In 1976, the aircraft was declared surplus by the FAA and was transferred to the US Department of Agriculture at Douglas, Arizona, for use in their screw worm eradication program. |
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