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    The Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, nicknamed "Old Shaky", is an American heavy-lift cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach,...
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    numbers, the C-74 did fill the need for a long-range strategic airlifter, in which capacity the subsequent Douglas C-124 Globemaster II was used by the...
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    Douglas. The C-17 carries forward the name of two previous piston-engined military cargo aircraft, the Douglas C-74 Globemaster and the Douglas C-124...
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    C-141, C-5, C-17 and KC-135 training. Introduced to replace slower propeller driven cargo planes such as the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II and Douglas...
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    The 1952 Moses Lake C-124 crash was an accident in which a United States Air Force Douglas C-124 Globemaster II military transport aircraft crashed near...
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  • Globemaster may refer to: Globemaster is the name of three separate airlifters, produced by Douglas Aircraft Company or its successors: Globemaster Air...
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    The 1951 Atlantic C-124 disappearance involved a Douglas C-124 Globemaster II of the 2nd Strategic Support Squadron, Strategic Air Command, which ditched...
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    XC-99 Douglas C-54 Skymaster Douglas C-118 Liftmaster Douglas C-124 Globemaster II Lockheed C-69 Constellation Lockheed C-121 Constellation Lockheed C-130...
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    Tachikawa air disaster (category Accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II)
    Thursday, June 18, 1953, when a United States Air Force (USAF) Douglas C-124 Globemaster II aircraft crashed three minutes after takeoff from Tachikawa,...
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  • AC-47 Spooky Douglas XCG-17 Douglas C-54 Skymaster (1942) Douglas C-74 Globemaster (1945) Douglas C-124 Globemaster II (1949) Douglas C-132 (1957, canceled)...
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    capable of hauling very large or very heavy cargo. Despite the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II's capabilities, there was much cargo that it could not carry because...
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  • Thumbnail for 1952 Mount Gannett C-124 crash
    The 1952 Mount Gannett C-124 crash was an accident in which a Douglas C-124 Globemaster II military transport aircraft of the United States Air Force...
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    (11,000 kilowatts) class. The T57 would be flight tested on a Douglas C-124 Globemaster II testbed aircraft. The USAF expected the T57 engine to be flown...
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    War, the C-54 was replaced by the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, but continued to be used by the U.S. Air Force until 1972. The last active C-54 Skymaster...
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    Antonov An-225 Mriya Antonov An-124 Ruslan Lockheed C-5 Galaxy Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter Douglas C-124 Globemaster II Short Belfast Lockheed R6V Constitution...
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    entirely of propeller-driven aircraft such as the piston-powered Douglas C-124 Globemaster II and C-133 Cargomaster turboprop. While capable of carrying large...
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    design would be used to form the successful McDonnell Douglas (later Boeing) C-17 Globemaster III. In 1968, the USAF started work on a series of prototype...
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  • Superfortress Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter Douglas C-124 Globemaster II Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer Curtiss C-46 Commando Douglas A-1 Skyraider Douglas A-26 Invader...
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    continued to fly the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II until 1967, when it moved to Norton Air Force Base and began to operate the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter. The...
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    1972 Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, 1963–1965 Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, 1965–1971 Notes Aircraft is Douglas C-124C Globemaster II serial 51–89 There...
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    Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (1963–1967) Douglas C-124 Globemaster II (1967–1969) Douglas C-9A Nightingale (1969–2005) McDonnell Douglas VC-9C (2005-2011)...
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  • Twin Otter Douglas C-124 Globemaster II Douglas C-133 Cargomaster Grumman C-1 Trader Grumman C-2 Greyhound Lockheed C-130 Hercules Lockheed C-121 Constellation...
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    killed and four on the ground died. October 3, 1956: A USAF Douglas C-124 Globemaster II crashed on approach 0.9 miles (1.4 km) NW of Charleston AFB when...
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    The 77th and 78th Troop Carrier Squadrons converted to the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II in 1961, and were ordered to active service for the crisis, although...
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    be expedited. The first Thor missile arrived in the UK on a Douglas C-124 Globemaster II transport aircraft in August 1958, and was delivered to the RAF...
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  • increased to 214 inches to accommodate a second deck as on the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II. Although a promising design, the Model 493 never left the drawboard...
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    Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express 41-11708 Natal, Brazil". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved January 19, 2023. "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas Dakota II MA929"...
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  • Francillon, René J (1979). McDonnell Douglas Aircraft since 1920. London: Putnam. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-37000-050-3. Grey, C.G.; Bridgman, Leonard (1931). Jane's...
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    operating the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, while the reserves still flew the obsolete Douglas C-124 Globemaster II. As the Globemaster was retired, Air Force...
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    1963 – 1 September 1975 Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, 1957–1966 Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, 1966–1971 Lockheed C-130 Hercules, 1971–1975 This aircraft...
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