{"id":952,"date":"2019-12-04T23:34:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T23:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=museum_aircraft&#038;p=952"},"modified":"2022-11-08T05:04:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T12:04:07","slug":"fairchild-c-119c_1","status":"publish","type":"museum_aircraft","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/fairchild-c-119c_1\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairchild C-119C_1"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Fairchild-C-119C_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Fairchild-C-119C_1.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar, first of two at Pima Air and Space Museum\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>This aircraft is not currently on public display.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Developed from the C-82 Packet the Flying Boxcar was slightly larger than the C-82 and featured strengthened wings and more powerful engines to allow larger, heavier cargos to be carried.\u00a0 It was the primary medium cargo aircraft for the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.\u00a0 The C-119s were used extensively during the war to airdrop troops and supplies to United Nations forces fighting in Korea.\u00a0 Just over 300 C-119C were built starting in 1949.\u00a0 Flying Boxcars served with the U.S. Air Force in many different roles until the early 1970s and the Taiwanese Air Force used at least 30 of them until early 2001.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Wingspan<\/td>\n<td>109 ft 3 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\">Wingspan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Length<\/td>\n<td>86 ft 6 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Length<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Height<\/td>\n<td>26 ft 6 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Height<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight<\/td>\n<td>74,000 lbs (loaded)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Max. 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