Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar: The Complete Service Histories

by Simon D. Beck

Overview

The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar was the leading, and most numerous, military cargo and paratroop transport of the United States Armed Services throughout the 1950s Cold War era. The Korean War saw the Boxcar earn its keep in the vital role of aerial resupply to U.S. forces, and it returned to front line duties during the Vietnam War as an armed aerial gunship.

This reference manual records the full service histories, both military and civil, of all 1,185 C-119 Flying Boxcars built. Cross-referenced production lists and tables are supported by multiple comprehensive appendices recording combat losses, accidents and surviving craft.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476696072
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	01/31/2025
Pages:	451
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Simon D. Beck has had a lifelong passion for aviation history, both military and civil. Living in Christchurch, New Zealand, he has written a previous book about aviation films and penned many aviation articles.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments delete deletevi
Preface delete
Abbreviations delete
Introduction delete
Section One—Technical Data delete
Section Two—Military Operators delete
Section Three—Civil Operators & Owners delete
Section Four—Service Histories delete
Appendix I: USAF & USMC Tail Codes delete
Appendix II: ­C-119 Retirement Bases & Disposals delete
Appendix III: Civil Registration ­Cross-Reference delete
Appendix IV: Civil Airtankers delete
Appendix V: Aircraft Losses delete
Appendix VI: Extant Airframes delete
Bibliography delete
Index delete