463L master pallet

It is the main air-cargo pallet of the United States Air Force, designed to be loaded and offloaded on today's military airlifters as well as many civilian Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) cargo aircraft.

The "SS-463L" project was developed by a U.S. Air Force committee in 1957 and awarded to the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1959.

The "SS-463L Pallet Cargo Handling System" specifications for aircraft (aka "463L") included a "Master Pallet" design to meet a component of the material handling specifications of this system.

In the 1950s, the U.S. Air Force used a standard designation system for all awarded projects.

They are built of a balsa wood core and surrounded by a thin aluminum skin.

Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Six Four (VR-64) helps to load 463L master pallets of food, and re-building supplies donated by the government of The Arab Republic of Egypt.