On 1 November 1955, the C-74s were placed in flyable storage at Brookley AFB while the group waited for instructions as to the disposition of the aircraft.During the first three months of 1956, the 11 remaining C-74s were officially removed from the Military Air Transport Service's inventory and were flown one by one to Most of the C-74s in storage at Davis-Monthan AFB were scrapped in 1965, although four wound up in civilian hands, mostly owned by The following USAAF/USAF units flew the C-74 Globemaster:A brief account of a cattle flight from London to Istanbul can be found in Crew rest quarters were included for long-duration missions. The "C-74 squadron" was activated along with the "C-74 Project" on 5 September 1946. The Douglas C-74 Globemaster was the largest U. S. landplane next to the Douglas XB-19 when it flew for the first time on September 5, 1945.
Die Douglas C-74 Globemaster wurde ab 1942 auf Anfrage der United States Army Air Forces nach einem Transportflugzeug für den Transatlantikverkehr entwickelt. Operations included two weekly trips from Morrison Field to In 1947, the 2nd and 3rd Air Transport Groups (Provisional) were formed and the C-74 was declared operationally ready. With the need for military aircraft greatly reduced by the end of Of the 14 Globemasters built, 11 actually saw operational service. The prototype was powered by four 3,000hp Pratt & Whitney R-4360-27 twenty-eight cylinder radial engines, which were later replaced by four 3,250hp R-4360-69 engines. Rene J. Francillon. Humanitarian missions were flown in 1947 that included flood relief to Florida, and Hurricane relief for the southern area of the U.S.Morrison Field was inactivated on 1 July 1947, and both provisional units were inactivated, the aircraft and support personnel and equipment being reassigned to Once in operational use, C-74s began to be used on scheduled MATS overseas routes through the late 1940s and mid-1950s:After six weeks of Vittles flights, the Globemaster returned to Brookley AFB. At first it had twin 'bubble' cockpit canopies for the pilot and co-pilot, but these made it more difficult for the crew to communication and increased drag, so by 1949 the aircraft had been modified with a conventional cockpit canopy.During the Berlin airlift the C-74 was used to fly three round trips per week from Alabama to Bermuda to the Azores to Frankfurt, to free up shorter ranged C-54s for the airlift itself.On 18 November 1949 a C-74 became the first aircraft to carry more than 100 people across the Atlantic, taking 103 passengers and crew from Mobile, Alabama to Marham in England, demonstrating how useful it would have been if available during the Second World War. Rollout of the first C-74 Globemaster, 42-65402 at Long Beach, California. No. It was recognized by late 1954 that the deterioration of the C-74's components was progressing more rapidly than predicted. Designated the C-74 Globemaster, the first of 14 production aircraft (#42-65402) flew on 5 September 1945. In early 1942, the Douglas Aircraft Company began development of a new, very large transport aircraft that was to serve the USAAF in multiple theaters. There was also a conventional cargo door on the left of the aircraft, just in front of the wings. Instead they were intended for cattle flights from Copenhagen. … Cargo arriving in Western Germany was flown to Berlin in smaller C-47 Skytrain and C-54 Skymaster aircraft.Experience with the Berlin Airlift demonstrated that the new During the seven months between July 1950 and January 1951, the Globemasters transported 2,486 patients, 550 passengers, and By 1952, the C-74 began to experience shortages of spare parts and increasing maintenance problems. The Douglas Globemaster & Cargomaster Putnam.
Passageways were provided in the wing to permit the flight engineer to perform servicing and repairs while in flight. Cargo arriving in Western Germany was flown to Berlin in smaller C-47 Skytrain and C-54 Skymaster aircraft.Experience with the Berlin Airlift demonstrated that the new By 1952, The C-74 began to experience shortages of spare parts and increasing maintenance problems. Plans were made for the eventual retirement of the Air Force's only fleet of Globemasters. The major difference between the military cargo aircraft and the civil airliner was the non-pressurized fuselage of the military C-74 and the pressurized DC-7. Work on the C-74 began in January 1942, soon after the US entry into the Second World War. This was due to the fact that the runways at Memphis were not stressed to take the large gross weight of the C-74, resulting in some minor cracking to the concrete surface. The fuselage had a circular cross section which could carry 125 troops, 115 stretchers with medical attendants or up to 48,150lb of cargo (it could carry ten Wright R-3350 radial engines, fifteen Allison V-1710 inline engines, two T-9 light tanks or two 105mm howitzers with all of their support equipment).
Passageways were provided in the wing to permit the flight engineer to perform servicing and repairs while in flight. Training of personnel to conduct this test was to have been accomplished by aircrews and technicians initially C-74 trained at Morrison Field was inactivated on 1 July 1947, and both provisional units were inactivated, the aircraft and support personnel and equipment being reassigned to Once in operational use, C-74s began to be used on scheduled MATS overseas routes though the late 1940s and mid-1950s:After six weeks of Vittles flights, the Globemaster returned to Brookley AFB. Note the B-17s sitting without their engines in the background. It was recognized by late 1954, that the deterioration of the C-74's components were progressing more rapidly than predicted. There were no XC-74 or YC-74 models produced, in order to speed its delivery to operational units. It could carry 125 fully equipped troops, 115 litter patients with their medical attendants, or up to 50,000 pounds (22,000 kilograms) of cargo. This mission was called the "Goliath" and was constantly transporting C-54 engines and parts for use in the airlift. Douglas 415A C-74 Globemaster I (42-65402 c/n 13913) US Army Air Forces : Уголок неба. Reportedly, the Support for the Berlin Airlift by the C-74 changed to flying regularly scheduled flights between the U.S. and Western Germany. The cargo bay had twin hoists that could be moved on a rail up and down the bay. In early 1942, the Douglas Aircraft Company began development of a new, very large transport aircraft that was to serve the USAAF in multiple theaters.