The Snapshots in Time Collection
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Military Air Transport Service — USAF Heavy Transport Aircraft
A Douglas C-124 Globemaster II of the Military Air Transport Service taxis on the runway. This four-engine heavy transport, with its distinctive clamshell nose doors, served as the U.S. Air Force's primary strategic airlifter through the 1950s and 1960s, hauling troops and outsized cargo across the globe during the Cold War. Project: 218218