C-119G

C-119G (HM2MYA)

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N 39° 7.066', W 75° 27.476'

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Twin-boom cargo planes were Fairchild's trademark in the post-1945 era. These heavy-lift transports helped the United States to reach out with its new-found postwar power.

C-119s formed the backbone of the USAF transport in the 1950s. In the Korean War (1950-1953), C-119s provided a lifeline between Japan and Korea. They airdropped supplies under fire and delivered paratroops. In 1954, C-119s hauled supplies for French in Indochina.

In 1967, the Vietnam War brought a new lease on life for the C-119 when a number were urgently converted to interdiction and close-support gunships. The Boxcars' transport role was replaced by Lockheed's C-130 Hercules.

Originally, C-119s were developed with more powerful R-4360 engines, but shortages during the Korean WAr forced the plane to be produced with smaller R-3350s. Although serviceable, the aircraft could not fly safely on one engine with a cargo load. Our C-119 served in the Royal Canadian Air Force and as a civilian fire bomber.


Specifications

Manufacturer: Fairchild Aircraft
Type: Cargo transport
Powerplant: Two 2,200-hp Wright R-350-85 Duplex-Cyclone radials and two 3,000-lb-thrust General Electric J85-GE-17 turbojet engines
Maximum Speed: 296 mph
Range: 2,280



mi.
Service Ceiling: 23,900 ft
Max Takeoff Weight: 72,300 lb
Crew: Pilot, co-pilot, navigator, flight engineer, and loadmaster
Payload: 30,000 lb of cargo, 62 troops, or 35 stretchers
Dimensions:
Wing Span: 109 ft 3 in
Length: 86 ft 6 in
Height: 26 ft 6 in


[Captions:]

Above: Our C-119 is being de-iced during a visit to Stewart AFB in Tennessee. The United Nations markings were applied during the Suez Canal Crisis in 1957 when the aircraft was assigned to the Royal Canadian Air Force.

During its civilian career as a fire bomber, our C-119 had a jet engines mounted on top of the fuselage for additional power.

The high-mounted twin boom enabled unobstructed access to the cargo compartment.

During airdrop operations, the whole rear door-system was removed before flight leaving an opening nine feet wide by eight feet high.
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HM NumberHM2MYA
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Date Added Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 at 7:04pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 460412 N 4329945
Decimal Degrees39.11776667, -75.45793333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 7.066', W 75° 27.476'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 7' 3.96" N, 75° 27' 28.56" W
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