DOUGLAS C-74 GLOBEMASTER I
Jun 28, 2019 23:47:20 GMT
Post by mickywest on Jun 28, 2019 23:47:20 GMT
First flight of 42-65402 was just after VJ-Day
The original twin cockpit ('bug-eye') layout was replaced by a canopy covering both pilots. Although the aircraft was considered huge for its day its fuselage diameter was similar to the Airbus A320 at ca. 13ft.
Douglas C-74 by SDASM Archives, on Flickr N3183G formerly 42-65412
HP-385 crashed leaving Marseilles-Marignane October 1963
The original twin cockpit ('bug-eye') layout was replaced by a canopy covering both pilots. Although the aircraft was considered huge for its day its fuselage diameter was similar to the Airbus A320 at ca. 13ft.
Douglas C-74 by SDASM Archives, on Flickr N3183G formerly 42-65412
HP-385 crashed leaving Marseilles-Marignane October 1963