
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: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
Photo Date: | 17 August 2013 |
Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
Photo ID: | 57864 |
Photo Comment |
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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. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 April 2018, and has since been viewed 779 times. |