Military airplanes with outstanding capabilities have played unforgettable roles in U.S military campaigns of the modern era.

When President Lyndon B Johnson gave the order in 1966 for the massive airlifting of troops to Southeast Asia during the Vietnam war, one U.S Air Force cargo plane was ready for the job: the C-124 Globemaster II

Though the job of airlifting military cargo may not be the most heroic part of a military campaign, it certainly was for the C-124 Globemaster II and its crew.

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