The Snapshots in Time Collection
Flight Line and Parking Area with Control Tower, USAF Base, 1950s
Rows of parked automobiles and a base control tower frame this quiet flight-line scene, with the towering tail of a heavy cargo transport aircraft — likely a Douglas C-124 Globemaster II — rising above the rooftops. Aircraft like these formed the backbone of the Military Air Transport Service, moving personnel and cargo across the globe during the early Cold War. Project: 218586