C-124C GLOBEMASTER

Historical Note:           Our C-124C Globemaster model airplane is made of the finest grade materials which underwent stages of meticulous and careful sanding, carving and modeling to its original form. Our craftsmen and artisans ensure finely handcrafted C-124C Globemaster model airplane with precise blueprint details of the original airplane. The C-124C Globemaster model airplane’s paint scheme, markings and parts are extremely accurate and complete, reflecting the true original C-124C Globemaster model airplane. It also comes with a sturdy, durable base with a chrome steel support mounting rod. This top-quality C-124C Globemaster model airplane will surely mesmerize anyone who receives this elegant desktop display as a gift.

Scale:    1:100
W/S:      21.0   inches, 
Lgth:      15.5  inches

Item Number:    TMC-AC124T                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Price:    $169.95

Historical Note Cont'd:         The Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, also known as "Old Shakey", was a heavy-lift cargo military aircraft manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California. C-124s provided heavy airlift during the Korean War, Southeast Asia War and other important airlifts such as re-supply missions to Antarctica, refugee evacuation in the Congo and mercy flights to Morocco, Chile and elsewhere throughout the world following floods and other natural disasters. It could lift 33.560 kilograms (74,000 pounds) of cargo. Its double-decked cabin could also be fitted with 200 seats for troops, or with 123 litters for casualty evacuation. Flight crew was six. The C-124 first flew on November 27, 1949.

This C-124C variant of Globemaster was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft Corporation at Long Beach, California, and delivered to the U.S. Air Force on May 4, 1955. The aircraft was assigned to the 15th Air Transport Squadron (Heavy) of the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) operating out of Dover AFB, Delaware.

The C-124C featured uprated engines, an APS-42 weather radar with a distinctive nose "thimble" radome, and wingtip-mounted combustion heaters to provide cabin heating and wing de-icing. The radar and combustion heaters were retrofitted to most C-124As. At the type's peak in 1963, there were 377 C-124s in service with 20 transport squadrons.

A total of 243 C-124C were built.