Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

C-119 Flying Boxcar
General information
TypeMilitary transport aircraft
National originUnited States
ManufacturerFairchild Aircraft
Primary usersUnited States Air Force
Number built1,183
History
Manufactured1949–1955
Introduction dateDecember 1949
First flight17 November 1947
Retired1995 (Republic of China Air Force)
Developed fromFairchild C-82 Packet
VariantsFairchild AC-119
Developed intoFairchild XC-120 Packplane

The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (Navy and Marine Corps designation R4Q) is 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 had been built.

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