Tag: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

Today In Aviation History: C-119 Makes First Midair Recovery of a Space Capsule

On August 18, 1960, a Fairchild C-119J Flying Boxcar made history by executing the first…

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Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum’s C-119 Outer Wings Installed

Volunteers at the Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum in Columbus, Indiana have just finished installing the outer wing…

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Air Mobility Command Museum Rescues C-119

A true piece of American history that has sat in the Mojave Desert for decades…

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