C-119 flying boxcar

Planes from 817th Troop Carrier Sqdn., "Blue Tail Flies", returning to Ashiya AB, Japan (J1) after 15-day TDY at Kadena AB, Okinawa. - Photo taken at In Flight in Japan on March 1, 1955.

This next aircraft in our Legends of Airlift series hold a special place in our hearts. Unlike the C-130 where flight hours among Capewell employees is common, only one distinguished pilot can clai…

Where do old airplanes go? The lucky ones go to the Air Mobility Command Museum - the only museum dedicated to airlift and air refueling history!

Scanned Slide. Special flight for some additional film shots for Flight of the Phoenix. Thanks to Gene Powers, who made it possible for us, to go along with the film team. - Photo taken at Greybull - South Big Horn County (GEY) in Wyoming, USA in June, 2004.

Great view from underneath of a USAF C-119 flying overhead.

Sky Classics Fairchild C-119 Boxcar Indian Air Force 1:200 "Flying Boxcar"

C-119 Flying Boxcar Standard Series. 1/72nd scale. 18.75" wingspan x 14.75" long.

Former Royal Canadian Air Force South Bighorn County Airport (GEY/KGEY) USA / Wyoming / Greybull TBDelCoro TDelCoro December 20, 2012

The first C-119 made its first flight in November 1947 by the time production ceased in 1955 more than 1100 C-119s had been built. Its cargo hauling capability earned it the nickname "Flying Boxcar"

C-119

The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (Navy and Marine Corps designation R4Q) was an American military transport aircraft developed from the World War II-era Fairchild C-82 Packet, designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter patients, and mechanized equipment, and to drop cargo and troops by parachute. The first C-119 made its initial flight in November 1947, and by the time production ceased in 1955, more than 1,100 C-119s had been built. Its cargo-hauling ability and unusual appearance…

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, 1/72, Raised Panel Lines, #ColdWar #NaturalMetalFinish #USAFWW2, https://www.dcsproduction.com/cold-war/1-72-scale-80s-raised-panel-line-c-119/, ,

Painted to resemble USAF 52-2134 (which was a Northrop F-89D Scorpion), but is actually former RCAF 22134. - Photo taken at Fairfield - Travis AFB (SUU / KSUU) in California, USA in October, 1995.

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar C-119 of Italian Air Force, an important user of C-119, in 1971.

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

Roden produce kits of some of the most interesting subjects around, and I jumped at the opportunity to add the C-119 to my 1/144 collection. Unfortunately the quality of Roden's kits often lets them down, and such was the case with this model. The surface of the plastic was very rough (so much so that I could have used one fuselage half as a sanding block) and the fit of the tail booms was also 'challenging'. But, it's done and on the shelf.

FlightAware Aviation Photos: FAIRCHILD (1) Flying(22132), January 1965, Winnipeg, Manitoba. RCAF Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, tail # 22132 on short final. CYWG