Aircraft Photo of N3559 | Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar | AirHistory.net #471789
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N3559
Aircraft Original Type:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairchild C-119/R4Q Flying Boxcar
Aircraft Version:Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
C/n (msn):10870
Location
City / Airport:Dover - Dover AFBMap
Region / Country:Delaware, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KDOV   IATA: DOV   Local: DOV   Other: -
Collection:Air Mobility Command Museum
 
Photo Date:15 May 2001
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 471789
Photo Comment

Built for the Royal Canadian Air Force as 22118 in 1953. Withdrawn from use in 1967. Sold as N3559 in 1971. To Hawkins and Powers Aviation in 1976 and converted to a firebomber with jetpack on top of the fuselage. To the USAF Museum in 1991 and preserved at Dover AFB. Later painted into USAF colours as 0-12881.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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