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Douglas C-124 Globemaster II Assembly Line
Assembly of Douglas YC-124 Globemaster II, Long Beach
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Donald W. Douglas at Podium for Delivery of 150th C-124 Globemaster II
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Douglas C-124 Globemaster II Assembly Line
The Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, also fondly called "Old Shakey," could carry more than 200 troops. It had clamshell-type loading doors, built-in double hydraulic ramps and an elevator under the aft fuselage. It could load tanks, field guns, bulldozers and trucks. Powered by four 3,800-horsepower Pratt & Whitney R-4360 engines the C-124 could accommodate 5 crew and 200 troops, or 123 litters, or 45 patients with 15 attendants, or 74,000 pounds cargo, with and fly a range of 1,200 miles at 304 mph.
Deliveries of the C-124A Globemaster II began in May 1950, and before production ended in 1955, the U.S. Air Force bought 448. The Globemaster IIs provided airlift support in the Far East and Southeast Asia, went on resupply missions to Antarctica, evacuated refugees from the Congo, and made mercy flights to Morocco, Chile and elsewhere throughout the world, following floods and other natural disasters.
By 1970, most C-124s were transferred to the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard. Although in production for only five years, the C-124s had a long and useful service life. The last C-124 was phased out in 1974.
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BI43723
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a21-20-1
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1950s
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C-124 Globemaster II
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Douglas Aircraft
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Long Beach Facility
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