Powerplants
I guess I'm fortunet as I flew the L1049H,DC6B/DC7C in airline service along with the C97 while in the Calif. ANG. Each of these aircraft had their own unique personality and unfortunely the R4360 and the R3350 both left something to be desired regarding reliability. Of the three, the R2800 was cerainly the most dependable powerplant. At the end of the Vetnam war, the Air Force would not let the C97 into the various air bases within Vietnam simply because they would breakdown and take up valuable ramp space that was needed for the C141 and C130. We would off load in Guam and they would put the cargo on either a 141 or 130 for the in country leg.