Douglas A-24B Banshee 42-54654 United States Army Air Force eliminating the cylinder head entirely

eliminating the cylinder head entirely — the Erie Built offered exceptional power density in an elegant streamlined carbody with the distinctive "shark nose" profile that made it one of the most visually striking passenger locomotives of the early diesel era

transporting senior military and government personnel between posts during the early Cold War years

Before 1967

and technical evaluation of aircraft and equipment — and A-24Bs in ATSC service were used for a variety of technical support

Military Assistance Program (MAP) efforts to equip allied and friendly nations with capable

Douglas A-24B Banshee 42-54654 United States Army Air Force eliminating the cylinder head entirelyThese are 1 72 scale decals for Douglas A 24B Banshee 42 54654, assigned to the Air Technical Service Command (ATSC), United States Army Air Forces a survivor that is today preserved and on display at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona. The A 24B was the final and most refined production variant of the Banshee, incorporating detail improvements over the earlier A 24 and A 24A. The Air Technical Service Command was the USAAF organization