Douglas C-124 Globemaster II

C-124 Globemaster II
C-124C, operated by the USAF, flying above the San Francisco Bay, with the Golden Gate Bridge and the Marin Headlands in the background
Role	Heavy-lift military transport aircraft Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Douglas Aircraft Company
First flight	27 November 1949
Introduction	1950
Retired	1974 (USAF)
Primary user	United States Air Force
Produced	1949–1955
Number built	448
Developed from	Douglas C-74 Globemaster
Developed into	Douglas C-132 (Unbuilt)

The Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, nicknamed "Old Shaky", is an American heavy-lift cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California.

The C-124 was the primary heavy-lift transport for United States Air Force (USAF) Military Air Transport Service (MATS) during the 1950s and early 1960s, until the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter entered service. It served in MATS, later Military Airlift Command (MAC), units of the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard until retired in 1974.