Douglas C-124 Globemaster II

C-124 Globemaster II
C-124C, operated by the USAF, flying above the San Francisco Bay, with the Golden Gate Bridge and the Marin Headlands in the background
General information
TypeHeavy-lift military transport aircraft
National originUnited States
ManufacturerDouglas Aircraft Company
Primary userUnited States Air Force
Number built448
History
Manufactured1949–1955
Introduction date1950
First flight27 November 1949
Retired1974 (USAF)
Developed fromDouglas C-74 Globemaster
Developed intoDouglas C-132 (Unbuilt)

The Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, nicknamed "Old Shaky", is a retired American heavy-lift cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California.

The C-124 was the primary heavy-lift transport for United States Air Force (USAF) Military Air Transport Service (MATS) during the 1950s and early 1960s, until the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter entered service. It served in MATS, later Military Airlift Command (MAC), and units of the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard until retired in 1974.

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