The C-74 was planned during World War 2 as a much bigger
successor to the C-54 Skymaster. An airliner version was
also planned, and PanAm actually ordered it as the 'DC-7'.
After the war it became obvious that a better design could
be made, so only 14 C-74 Globemasters were built. The
airliner version was cancelled, and the military version
was developed into the C-124 Globemaster II with a much
larger fuselage. Nevertheless, the C-74s gave good service
until retired in the mid 'fifties, a few of them continued
in use as commercial cargo transports.
