Douglas C-54 Skymaster

With bond tribes footing the bill, it was time for those who couldn't fight to work hard in over 1,400 Chicago area companies, producing everything from tanks to planes.

They're building monster transport planes for war service at the new Douglas C-54 plant in Orchard Place, just northwest of Chicago.

The two million square foot factory will be turning out planes at a high rate of speed.

First off the production line, the Chicago Skymaster.

They produced 655 of the C-54 transports there.

They had a parking lot for 6,300 automobiles.

It was where Chicago's O'Hare Airport stands today and was said to be the largest wooden building in the world at the time.

But nothing he did could evade them.

after about 32 minutes the ufos disappeared although the pilot claimed he thought the entire encounter lasted much longer than that it's not uncommon in ufo encounters for a time to seem to stop speed up or stand still next missing douglas c-54 skymaster serial number 42-72469 in the 1950s there was a military plane carrying an eight-man crew and 36 passengers The plane lost contact with the ground and was never heard from again.

There were two separate ports of UFO activity in the area at the time of the disappearance.

One was a week before, then the other was two days after.

But nothing he did could evade them.

after about 32 minutes the ufos disappeared although the pilot claimed he thought the entire encounter lasted much longer than that it's not uncommon in ufo encounters for a time to seem to stop speed up or stand still next missing douglas c-54 skymaster serial number 42-72469 in the 1950s there was a military plane carrying an eight-man crew and 36 passengers The plane lost contact with the ground and was never heard from again.

There were two separate ports of UFO activity in the area at the time of the disappearance.

One was a week before, then the other was two days after.

So we do not reinvent the wheel.

If the AMRAAM 120 is certified or the C-54 is certified or whatever it is, and that shape is close enough, we will fly that known shape because we'll get the envelope.

I don't want to say most everyone needs the same thing, but at some point, there's only so many configurations.

So usually you can find something close.

That is an insane amount of cargo.

The U.S. Air Force and the Royal Air Force marshaled a massive fleet, primarily C-54 Skymasters.

They developed a staggering rhythm.

At the peak of the operation, an aircraft was landing at Tempelhof Airport in West Berlin every 30 seconds.

But I think this is important enough for you and me to move to the actual point of operation.

Switzerland? Call the airfield, Peters, and have our C-54 made ready for transatlantic flight, and take care of all the necessary clearance routine.

Right, Dave.

Uh, not so fast, Peters.

Pretty good, Dave.

If the weather holds, we should be in Lucerne by early evening.

Conway in Washington to C-54H.

Conway to C-54H.

Salvaged parts from her wreck made their way into at least three US military aircraft, all of which subsequently experienced unexpected problems or crashed.

Several autosend transmitters were taken from the Lady Be Good and later installed on a C-54 transport plane.

During a subsequent flight, the C-54 then began experiencing propeller stalls.

It had to dump its cargo out so it could reach a nearby runway and land safely.

Not long after that, a C-47 that had installed one of the Lady's radio receivers crashed into the Mediterranean.