C-124C Globemaster II - "Old Shaky"

Developed from the C-74 Globemaster, the C-124 Globemaster II was the primary heavy-lift transport for the US Air Force during the 1950s and early 1960s. The aircraft featured two large clamshell doors in the nose as well as an elevator in the rear fuselage both of which facilitated loading of large amounts of cargo. Inside the cargo bay was fitted with two overhead hoists, each capable of lifting 8,000 lb. It also could be arranged into a double-deck configuration via a mid-section floor which was normally folded up to the interior sides of the fuselage when in the full cargo, single bay configuration.   The C124 could carry up to 68,000 lb of cargo including bulldozers, light tanks, trucks, and small aircraft/helicopters. It was the only aircraft of its time which could transport such fully assembled, heavy equipment. It could carry up to 200 fully equipped troops when in its double-deck configuration.    The C-124 first flew on 27 November 1949. C-124A models began delivery to the A