The logos on nose and tail and the strange "H0180-H" marks on the wing underside all date back to early 2004, when this C-119 starred in the movie "Flight of the Phoenix". It was operated by Hawkins and Powers at the time, and an airstrip to facilitate the filming was constructed at Rössing Mountain, near Swakopmund in Namibia. Hans Lauridsen acquired the aircraft two years later. After storage at Greybull (WY), Glendale (AZ) and Wickenburg (AZ), this Boxcar arrived at Buckeye on 25 June 2009. It hasn't flown since.

Now painted to resemble USAF 53-3159, but this C-119 never served in the USAF. It is ex Canadian air force 22107 instead.

Ca.1954: TOS USAF as C-119G. Ca.1968: 129th Troop Carrier Group (ANG), Hayward ANGB, CA. 1973: Converted to C-119L. Jan '75: MASDC. Nov'80: Registered N8505A; four owners in Alaska until 1992. Sep '92: Hawkins and Powers, Greybull, WY; open storage at Greybull. 9 Nov '06: Harold Sheppard Jr., Riverton, WY. By Oct '09: Loaned to the Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting, South Bighorn County Airport, Greybull, WY.

23 Apr '54: TOS USAF as C-119G. 1954-1971: Served as troop carrier in active and reserve units in Japan, Oregon, Texas, and Rhode Island. 1971: 143rd Special Operations Group, Theodore Francis Green Airport, Warwick, RI. 1973: Converted to C-119L. Ca.1975: MASDC, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 6/25/80: Dross Metals with c/r N37484. Beginning 18 Mar '81: Several owners, including as agricultural sprayer. 23 Sep'87: Ferry flight to Hurlburt Field, FL for donation.After acceptance by Hurlburt's Air Commando Park the aircraft was marked to represent an AC-119G.

1953: TOS USAF. Assigned to 932nd Troop Carrier (Medium) Group, Scott AFB, IL. 27 Jan '67: 934th TC (M) Group, Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN. 1 Jul '67: Unit renamed 934th Tactical Airlift Group. 30 Jan '70: 933rd TAG, Mitchell Airport, Milwaukee, WI. 25 Mar '70: 928th TAG, O'Hare Airport, IL. 1971: Ferried to Grissom Air Museum, Grissom AFB, Peru, IN

Ca.1952: TOS USAF as C-119F. Ca.1956 converted to C-119G. Assigned to 302nd Troop Carrier Wing, Clinton County AFB, OH. 2 Aug '71: Unit moved to Lockbourne AFB, OH. Ca.1973: TOS Republic of China Air Force as s/n 3109. 1995:  Air Force Academy Museum, Gang Shan, Republic of China AF.

MDAP serial 51-8070

Near the Nanhua Dam in Tainan province a number of aircraft can be found in a park. C-119G 3202 is not well-positioned for a good picture.

The Old Rushan Fort on the island of Kinmen, just off the Chinese coast, has a number of aircraft on display in a museum. This C-119G is the largest one of the aircraft.

DND photo.

DND photo.

DND photo.

Needed new engine in Sept-1967. The aircraft was based at Madison/Wisc. Photo by C. Gerdes

Carried fictitious markings applied for the remake of the movie "Flight of the Phoenix" and had the false registration H0180-H applied under the left wing. Can still be seen at Buckeye on Google Earth imagery date July 2022.

Army personnel wait to board one of the twenty C-119 aircraft taking part in Exercise Globetrotter, which simulated an actual operation anyplace in the world. DND photo.

DND photo

MM53-3200 repainted in 2021 to celebrate the 60 years from the Kindu's massacre, occurred in Congo during a peaceful ONU mission. Two Italian C-119Gs (radiocalls "Lyra 5" and "Lupo 33") landed on 11 November 1961, to deliver material to the local ONU's unit. Both crews (13 airmen) were imprisoned by the rebels of the Congolese National Army and then all killed on the same day. Their bodies were recovered and taken back to Italy on 11 March 1962. A Sacrarium were the crews' bodies were buried, is "watched" by this aircraft, who is painted on the opposite side with 46-33 code and 26049 serial (Lupo 33)