Delivered to the US Navy as R6D-1 131591 in 1953. To the USAF as C-118A 51-17642 in 1958. Returned to the US Navy as C-118B 131591 in 1964. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB with park code 8C028 in 1982. Scrapped in 2002.

In service with the US Navy May 1953 until withdrawn in 1986 and preserved at Scott AFB, IL, this C-118B was sold in 1989 to Basler Flight Service .The aircraft would go to Mexico as XA-SCZ in 1992 before returning to the USA as N70BF in 1998. Initially flying freight out of Florida, it was converted for anti pollution duties with oil dispersal spray booms in 2001 and remains current at the time of uploading.

This is former PH-MAR, a DC-9-33RC of Martinair. The aircraft was delivered in April 1969 and served the Dutch company until late 1982. It became N909DC with McDonnel Douglas and was converted for military service. The DC-9 was delivered to the US Navy in June 1983, was redesignated to C-9B, and served VR-51 until the mid-nineties. Was transferred to VR-52 (initially named Spirit of Valley Forge, later Spirit of Somerset County) and retired from US Navy service in October 2003. It was transferred to the National Nuclear Security Administration and became N45NA.

At the time based at NAS Glenview, Illinois