This aircraft is part of batch of 25 C-119J that were in storage at Davis Monthan and that were bought by the Italian Air Force to complement the then existing fleet of C-119G. They were delivered in the early months of 1964. This serial was withdrawn from use in 1973 and stored in Caselle. It remained there for a lot of years before being dismantled and transferred in storage at Nervesa della Battaglia in 2007. At that time the unit was still named 46th Aerobrigata, then 46th Brigata Aerea from 1985.

The date is a guess. Any help on the location and date are appreciated. Photographer: Not known.

Photographer: F. Federighi.

Delivered to the USAF as C-119F 51-8037 in 1953. Modified to a C-119J in 1956 then specially modified for the mid-air retrieval of space capsules re-entering the atmosphere from orbit in 1958/9. Made the first midair recovery of a capsule returning from orbit when it snagged the parachute lowering the Discoverer XIV satellite 360 miles from Hawaii in 1960. To the United States Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB in 1963

Location somewhere in Europe.

46 BA Visited Hawker Siddeley Dynamics on a regular basis.

This C-119J performed the first midair recovery of an object from space, the Discoverer XIV satellite, in August 1960. It is currently on display at the museum in the space gallery.

Parked outside at the US Air Force Museum in Datyon, OH is this Flying Boxcar.

Built for USAF by Kaizer-Frazer as C-119G. Delivered to Italy and modified to C-119J. Operated by 46 Aerobrigata based at Pisa.

This Boxcar on display at the National Museum of the USAF has been specially modified for the mid-air retrieval of space capsules re-entering the atmosphere from orbit.