Are any C-124 still flying?
While flying over Washington state the aircraft was joined by a Lockheed C-130 Hercules and Lockheed C-141 Starlifter of McChord’s 62nd Military Airlift Wing. This is the last recorded flight of a C-124.
Why was the C-124 called Old Shaky?
The C-124 tended to shake a lot, even in calm skies, earning it the nickname “Old Shaky.” “It was also really noisy, and would creak and groan a lot,” Hankins said. They were also somewhat reliable, so the Air Force began using them for heavy lift cargo operations during the Korean War around 1952.
What replaced the C-124?
Lockheed C-5
The Douglas C-124 Globemaster II was the main USAF heavy strategic cargo transport during the 1950s and 1960s, until it was replaced by the Lockheed C-5.
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What happened to the C-124 plane that crashed in Alaska?
22 November 1952: A C-124A flying out of McChord Air Force Base in Washington state went down 40 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska, killing all 41 passengers and 11 crew. It may have recently been uncovered by receding glaciers and found by the Alaska National Guard on June 10, 2012.
What happened in the 1952 Mount Gannett C-124 crash?
The 1952 Mount Gannett C-124 crash was an accident in which a Douglas C-124 Globemaster II military transport aircraft of the United States Air Force crashed into Mount Gannett, a peak in the Chugach Mountains in the American state of Alaska, on November 22, 1952. All of the 52 people on board were killed.
How many people died in the C124 Globemaster crash?
Eight crew and one passenger were lost in the accident. 24 June 1965: A United States Air Force Douglas C-124 Globemaster II out of 442nd Wing out of the Richards Gebaur AFB, crashed just outside of Whiteman AFB, Missouri. The aircraft burned completely except for the wingtips and tail section.
When did the C-124 fly in the Air Force?
It served in MATS, later Military Airlift Command (MAC), units of the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard until retired in 1974. Douglas Aircraft developed the C-124 from 1947 to 1949, from a prototype they created from a World War II–design Douglas C-74 Globemaster, and based on lessons learned during the Berlin Airlift.