The Snapshots in Time Collection

Elevated View of Flight Line with Transport Aircraft and Control Tower

Elevated View of Flight Line with Transport Aircraft and Control Tower

Viewed from an upper window, this scene captures the working heart of a 1950s Air Force base: a control tower, a parking lot full of period automobiles, and heavy transport aircraft — likely a Douglas C-124 Globemaster II alongside twin-boom Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars — waiting on the ramp for their next mission. Project: 218586