
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | 51-8037 |
Alternate Serial: | 18037 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairchild C-119/R4Q Flying Boxcar |
Aircraft Version: | Fairchild C-119J Flying Boxcar |
C/n (msn): | 10915 |
Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
Collection: | United States Air Force Museum |
Photo Date: | 15 April 1991 |
Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
Photo ID: | 474327 |
Photo Comment |
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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 This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 July 2022, and has since been viewed 200 times. |