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Size does matter

Another take on Douglas C-124C Globemaster II 51-0089 seen in preservation at the Warner-Robins Air Force Museum in Georgia, USA

 

With nothing visible to give scale to her she actually looks relatively small but in fact she's over 130 feet long with a wingspan of 174 feet and is just under 50 feet high

 

First flown in 1949 the 'Globies' could carry 200 troops and load vehicles and equipment via those under-nose clamshell doors

 

This one was once with the USAF's Air Materiel Command and is one of about half a dozen that still exist out of the 447 that were built

 

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Uploaded on February 24, 2020
Taken on November 7, 2017