Douglas C-124 Globemaster II C-124s provided heavy airlift during the Korean War and the Southeast Asia War. Other important airlifts conducted by C-124s included resupply missions to Antarctica, refugee evacuation in the Congo and mercy flights to Morocco, Chile and elsewhere throughout the world following floods and other natural disasters. The C-124 evolved from the earlier Douglas C-74. The first flight of the C-124 took place on Nov. 27, 1949, and deliveries of C-124As began in May 1950. Th

Most C-124s were transferred to the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard by 1970, and all were released from active service in mid-1974. The aircraft on display was assigned to the 165th Tactical Airlift group of the Georgia Air National Guard following its service with the USAF. It was flown to the museum in August 1975. #avgeek #history #aviation #afmuseum | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we are looking at another cargo aircraft, the C-124 Globemaster II. Commonly known as "Old Shakey", this plane's first flight was in 1949 and it flew for more than two decades before being retired in 1974. Built by Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, CA, it could carry 200 fully armed troops and handled about 68,000 pounds of cargo. | Palm Springs Air Museum

The C-124 evolved from the earlier Douglas C-74. The first flight of the C-124 took place on Nov. 27, 1949, and deliveries of C-124As began in May 1950. The U.S. Air Force bought 448 C-124s before production ended in 1955. #avgeek | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

This awesome giant ultra lightweight model was flown at the Airliner Treffen 2021 in Germany Model data: Scale: 1/8.85 Span: 19 ft / 6 meters Weight: 10.8 lbs / 4.9 kg Power: 4 Scorpion electric motors (weight 87gr each) with reduction of 6.7/1 Propeller: 18.5"x20" Made of balsa wood and covered with Oracover Air Indoor Main gear servo: 2x Hacker Ditex TD0606M The average speed of the full size Globemaster is around 230 mph / 370 km/h The average speed of the model is 26 mph / 42 km/h The speed