| Aircraft | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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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 Withdrawn from use in 1967.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. It was added on 26 June 2022, and has since been viewed 276 times. |