17253
LC-117D
 
Douglas C/N 25628
Ordered by USAAF as C-47B-1-DK
USAAF S/N 43-48367
Delivered to USN as R4D-6 at NAS Norfolk VA in August 1944
Assigned to Headquarters Squadron Two (HDN-2) of Fleet Air Wing Five (FAW-5) 1944
Assigned to MAG-21 in July 1946
Assigned to NAS Quonset Point RI in Sept 1946
Assigned to Naval Reserve at NAS Grosse Ile, MI in Dec 1946
Converted to R4D-8 in early 1950s and assigned new Douglas s/n 43377
Converted to R4D-8L
Assigned to VX-6 date unknown
Redesignated LC-117D in 1962
 
Disposition:  Unknown  In December 1979 the aircraft was at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan.