The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar was developed in the late 1940s from the twin-engine Fairchild C-82 Packet, a twin-boom twin-tail military transport. Designed to carry cargo, troops, and stretcher patients, the C-119 made its maiden flight 75 years ago this week, on November 17, 1947.
The Story Of Fairchild's Twin-Boom C-119 'Flying Boxcar' Transport Aircraft
The C-119 proved to be a succesful gunship providing close ground support.