Royal Air Force Northolt 
C118 Photo Selection
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Another of the 'classic' types to regularly visit pre 1980's was the Douglas C118 Liftmaster.  As usual, examples from the US Air Force, Navy and Marines were prevalent, but examples from Belgium, France and Italy were also to be seen.  Occasionally, aircraft from Portugal and even Chile visited!
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C118A  0-13846 at Northolt in July 1965
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Selected C118 visitors:
 
27/07/75 
131575/JT
US Navy
27/07/75 
MM61965/SM-5
Italian AF
27/07/75
N618
Danish AF
11/08/75
128425
US Navy
22/09/75
128426
US Marines
29/09/75
KY-3/OT-CDC
Belgian AF
17/01/76 
53-3303
US Air Force
04/03/76
6701
 Portugese AF
12/03/76
KY-1/OT-CDA
Belgian AF
18/03/76
152687
US Navy Keflavik
20/05/76
KY-2/OT-CDB
Belgian AF
20/05/76
N586 (C54)
Danish AF
10/09/76
128433
US Navy
13/11/77
44063/63
French Navy (c/s FYEFA)
14/11/77
131608
US Navy
12/12/77
131585
US Navy
16/12/77
131592
US Navy
20/03/78
MM61923
Italian AF
23/09/78
128427
US Navy
18/05/79
131601/RT
US Navy
 19/07/79
MM61900/31-6
Italian AF

 
VC118B  128431  on the ramp 
C118A  53-3299 in November 1972
0-33260 of the USAF AFCS Flight Checking Service
Although not shown at Northolt,  Belgian C118's also visited on occasion.  This one is KY-2/OT-CDB
Again not shown at Northolt, but 152687 was a regular visitor here during its duty at NAS Keflavik
Pictured at Heathrow, US Marines C118B  128426 also visited Northolt at times
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C118A  0-33294 on the ramp in 1965.  A Dakota can be seen behind it
 

Photo's with credit to the Airline Publications 1978 book 'Douglas DC6 Pictorial and Production' / Aviation Photo News