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USA - Air Force
Douglas C-124C Globemaster II
Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE)
USA - Ohio, May 12, 1959
Kenneth Koehn
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Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
52-1074 (cn 43983) Photographed at NASA Lewis, Mercury capsule #1 is shown being loaded onto a C-124C for transport to Cape Canaveral. Capsule #1 was an unmanned test flight that did not meet with much success, typical for the period of new space endeavors. The capsule was at Lewis to have an instrumentation package installed. Photo courtesy of NASA Glenn archives.

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