One of my neighbours passed away and at his wake they had this photo of a plane apparently used by the Royal Canadian Air Force in the 50’s. Can anyone identify it?
Plane used by RCAF in 50’s
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Flew in the RCAF from 1952 - 1967 ( replaced by C-130 Hercules ).
https://nationalwarplanemuseum.com/fairchild-c-119-flying-boxcar-2/
https://www.silverhawkauthor.com/post/canadian-warplanes-5-fairchild-c-119-flying-boxcar
https://nationalwarplanemuseum.com/fairchild-c-119-flying-boxcar-2/
https://www.silverhawkauthor.com/post/canadian-warplanes-5-fairchild-c-119-flying-boxcar
Watch the 2004 movie The Flight of the Phoenix. A C-119 Flying Boxcar plays an important part. This is the remake of the 1965 movie by the same title which featured the older but similar C-82 Packet. Both planes were made by Fairchild. The C-82 is a late-WW2 plane, and the C-119 is a post-WW2 plane.
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I’ve got both movies in the plans. Thanks for the really informative links.
