DOUGLAS C-74 GLOBEMASTER I
C-74 SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | The Douglas Aircraft Co. Inc., Santa Monica, California, USA |
| Model: | Model 415A (tentatively DC-7 for potential civil operators) |
| Designations: | C-74; C-124 |
| Name: | Globemaster I |
| First official flight: | (C-74) 05/09/1945 |
| Factory production period: | 1944 - 1946 |
| Primary service period: | 1945 - 1956 |
| Last official flight: | (C-74) 31/03/1956 |
C-74 VARIANTS AND PRODUCTION
C-74
Heavy 4-engined transport, two bubble cockpits for pilots.
Produced 1944 - 1946
Douglas Long Beach, California (DL)
| 42-65402 / 42-65415 | 13913 / 13926 |
Grand Total: 14 |
| 36 additional airframes cancelled after VJ Day. | ||
C-74 CONVERSIONS
USAF
| YC-124 |
1 |
C-74(42-65406), 1949, conversion as the C-124 prototype. New s/n: 42-65410. |
- Twin bubble canopies later retrofitted in 1949 to single canopy cockpit.
- Some sold to civil operators as cargo charter airliners and operated
into the 1960's.
DOUGLAS C-124 GLOBEMASTER II
C-124 SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | The Douglas Aircraft Co. Inc., Santa Monica, California, USA |
| Models: | Model 1129A, 1182E, 1317 |
| Designation: | C-124 |
| Name: | Globemaster II |
| First official flight: | (YC-124) 27/11/1949 (C-124A) 1950 |
| Factory production period: | 1949 - 1955 |
| Primary service period: | 1950 - 1970 |
| Last official flight: | (C-124C) 1974 |
C-124 VARIANTS
| 1950 | Model 1129A | C-124A | 204 | |
| 1954 | Model 1182E | YC-124B | 1 | |
| 1952 | Model 1317 | C-124C |
243 |
Grand Total: 448 |
C-124 PRODUCTION
| YC-124 | Model 415A, 1949, C-74
(42-65406), prototype with redesigned fuselage and other changes. New s/n: 42-65410. |
C-124A
Heavy transport, double deck fuselage, clamshell nose doors.
Many later upgraded to C-124C standards.
Produced
Douglas Long Beach, California (DL)
| 48-795 | 43160 | |
| 49-232 / 49-259 | 43161 / 43188 | |
| 50-083 / 50-118 | 43221 / 43256 | |
| 50-1255 / 50-1268 | 43277 / 43290 | |
| 51-073 / 51-182 | 43407 / 43516 | |
| 51-5173 / 51-5187 | 43583 / 43597 |
Total: 204 |
YC-124B
Prototype for turboprop test duties, larger tail surface.
Originally ordered as a tanker designated YKC-124B.
Produced 1954
Douglas Long Beach, California (DL)
| 51-072 | 43406 |
Total: 001 |
C-124C
As C-124A, engine upgrade, nose radar, heaters in
wingtip fairings, higher fuel capacity.
Produced
Douglas Long Beach, California (DL)
| 51-5188 / 51-5213 | 43598 / 43623 | |
| 51-7272 / 51-7285 | 43724 / 43737 | |
| 52-939 / 52-1089 | 43848 / 43998 | |
| 53-001 / 53-052 | unknown |
Total: 243 |
| 54 additional airframes cancelled. | ||
|
Grand Total: 448 |
C-124 CONVERSIONS
USAF
| YC-124A | 1 | YC-124 prototype, engine upgrade. |
| JC-124C | 1 | C-124C, conversion as testbed for turboprop engines. |