Douglas Jumbo's The Globemaster [Paperback]

Anthony J. Tambini (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0828320446 | ISBN-13: 978-0828320443 | Publication Date: April 15, 1999

The history of military air transport to date has been incomplete. Lacking is the document legacy of two relatively unknown Douglas transports, the reciprocating engined Globemaster I and II. These propeller driven aircraft set the benchmark for the heavy lift transport's that are currently in operation in both civilian and military service. Lost in history is the fact that Globemaster I was the first truly heavy lift transport to enter military service. Its offspring, the Globemaster II, for over twenty years performed yeoman's work in supporting for US and its allies; it has also made possible humanitarian relief to the world at large.

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Anthony Tambini

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• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Branden Books (April 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0828320446
• ISBN-13: 978-0828320443
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,891,368 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Disappointment, August 18, 2000

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Charles (Belfast, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Douglas Jumbo's The Globemaster (Paperback)

Allowing for the fact that the section on the C-17 will be, of necessity, short this is still a very brief look at the three airframes that have borne the Globemaster name.

The parts dealing with the C-74 and C-124 (which are presumably why the majority of purchasers would want this book) leave far, far too much of the story of this interesting transport untold. There is a good book to be written on the Globemaster story but this is not it.

A further annoyance is that the book is absolutely littered with spelling mistakes.

Buy this only if you're a real die-hard Globemaster enthusiast.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good short book on three distinct aircraft., November 17, 1999

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Irishcine (Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Douglas Jumbo's The Globemaster (Paperback)

This book covers three different aircraft, the rare early piston powered C74 Globemaster I, the C124 Globemaster II - this is the best known of them and the best treated. A final section covers the jet C17 transport in current service with the USAF, which revived the Globemaster name. In my view the inclusion of the latter is not a good idea and it would have been better to concentrate on the two earlier models. Of course some readers will like the C17 too. If a second edition is published the author may like to note that the rare Globemaster I is also featured in a movie. The film "The Italian Job", set in Turin, used one as a supposed Chinese aircraft from which bullion is unloaded. This bullion is the subject of the theft which is the theme of the film. Obviously written by a man who likes the engineering aspects of - Old Shakey -the big C124's .

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The Globemaster, February 6, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Douglas Jumbo's The Globemaster (Paperback)

The book was apparently written by a flight engineer assigned to the Hamilton AFB 336 MAS in the aircraft's later years. While fairly detailed regarding the aircraft's mechanical systems, it is either in error or otherwise devoid of the bird's flying characteristics, navigation and communication systems. The typical mission from Travis to Vietnam was not typical of anywhere else in the world. As a former navigator, the book was simply wrong regarding flying over Africa, S. America, Antarctica, the northern latitudes, the Atlantic, and most other places in the world. There are many interesting and factual stories to be told, and a lot of former crew members who would be willing to share them.