Globemaster.

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   The Douglas C-74 Globemaster was ordered in 1942 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. Knowing that US Forces would need a heavy logistics capability if the campaign to stop the Japanese onslaught in Asia. Douglas based the aircraft on their new DC-4/C54, however problems and modifications meant that it did not fly until 1945. As a result the large order envisaged was cancelled and only  a small number were built. The early aircraft had seperate cockpit bubbles for the two pilots but the crews hated it and it was modified to a single canopy. The C-74 served for sometime until supplanted by the even bigger C-124 Globemaster II.  One aircraft was used by a civil freight company and became stranded for some years in Italy. It was featured in the movie " The Italian Job" where it played the part of a transport for gold bullion! This then is the C-74. Seen here departing Offut AFB......On the ramp
starting the engines
taxying out....(yes there are AI C-135s operating here!)
final checks...(no idea why the 2 Libyan C-130s are there.)
lift off
cleaning up
turning onto course
cruising home
AP engaged, time for some coffee.
thanks for viewing.

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dodgy-alan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Chief Pilot Joined: 16 May 2008 Location: bognor regis Points: 2994	Post Options Post Reply Quote dodgy-alan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Globemaster. Posted: 29 Jul 2013 at 10:42pm
	The Douglas C-74 Globemaster was ordered in 1942 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. Knowing that US Forces would need a heavy logistics capability if the campaign to stop the Japanese onslaught in Asia. Douglas based the aircraft on their new DC-4/C54, however problems and modifications meant that it did not fly until 1945. As a result the large order envisaged was cancelled and only a small number were built. The early aircraft had seperate cockpit bubbles for the two pilots but the crews hated it and it was modified to a single canopy. The C-74 served for sometime until supplanted by the even bigger C-124 Globemaster II. One aircraft was used by a civil freight company and became stranded for some years in Italy. It was featured in the movie " The Italian Job" where it played the part of a transport for gold bullion! This then is the C-74. Seen here departing Offut AFB...... On the ramp starting the engines taxying out....(yes there are AI C-135s operating here!) final checks...(no idea why the 2 Libyan C-130s are there.) lift off cleaning up turning onto course cruising home AP engaged, time for some coffee. thanks for viewing.
	The light at the end of the tunnel is a freight train coming the other way !

Jim Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P/UT Joined: 14 Nov 2012 Location: Portsmouth UK Points: 238	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jim Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 30 Jul 2013 at 10:19am
	Nice pics and great graphics Alan,thanks for a little bit of history too. Jim.

wain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P1 Joined: 02 Dec 2012 Location: EGGD Points: 643	Post Options Post Reply Quote wain Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Sep 2013 at 3:57pm
	nice images there.....looking very good...