Douglas C-74 Globemaster

by Nicholas Williams

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 brought U.S. Army Air Corps strategists to the realization that a new global transport was needed to carry large loads over great distances. The Douglas Aircraft Company in Santa Monica, California, also quickly saw this need and design studies were begun immediately on an expanded version of the company's DC-4. The "C-74 Project Group" adopted a design philosophy to produce a "no frills" transport...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1734972785
• ISBN13: 9781734972788
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Ginter Books
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"