The Snapshots in Time Collection

Flight Line and Parking Area with Control Tower, USAF Base, 1950s

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