Dates

Event

Circa December 1945

Constructed as a C-74.
5th C-74 produced.

1946

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-65406.

18 September 1947

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 42-65406.

1949

Converted to a YC-124 by Douglas at Long Beach, CA, USA.
Fuselage redesigned and rebuilt with increased size and with clam-shell loading doors. Fitted with 3500 hp R-4360-49 engines with 4-bladed props.

Wikipedia and numerous Internet sites report this aircraft as being re-serialed as 48-795. 48-795 was the first PRODUCTION C-124A and NOT the same aircraft as 42-65406.

27 November 1949

First flight.
First flight as YC-124.

Photographer: USAF

Aircraft was retrofitted with radome and wing heaters before being returned to the USAF for active service.

Converted to a YC-124A by Douglas at Long Beach, CA, USA.
Re-engined with 3800 hp R-4360-35A engines.

November 1957

Ferry flight. Delivered to United States Air Force Museum, Patterson Field (East Side), Dayton, OH.
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31 March 1968

Photographer: Chris Kennedy
Notes: At the Air Force Museum - old location.

June 1969

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

After June 1969

Aircraft deemed too large to transport to new museum, so it was donated to the base Fire Department for fire-fighting training.

After June 1969

Scrapped.