Aircraft Photo of 53-8076 / 0-38076 | Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #817816
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:53-8076
Alternate Serial:0-38076
Military Code:076
Aircraft Original Type:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairchild C-119/R4Q Flying Boxcar
Aircraft Version:Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
Licence-built by:Kaiser-Frazer
C/n (msn):179
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Greybull - South Big Horn CountyMap
Region / Country:Wyoming, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KGEY   IATA: GEY   Local: GEY   Other: -
Collection:Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting
 
Photo Date:2 August 2006
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 817816
Photo Comment

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.

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