| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N8505A |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairchild C-119/R4Q Flying Boxcar |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairchild C-119L Flying Boxcar |
| Licence-built by: | Kaiser-Frazer |
| C/n (msn): | 179 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Anchorage - Ted Stevens Anchorage InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Alaska, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: PANC IATA: ANC Local: ANC Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 13 September 1986 |
| Photo by: | Tim Spearman |
| Photo ID: | 588512 |
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Built as C-119G 53-8076 and flew with the 129th Troop Carrier Group, California ANG from 1968. Converted to a C-119L in 1973 and withdrawn to MASDC at Davis Monthan in 1975 . Registered as N8505A in December 1980 and flew with a number of Alaskan fish hauling operations during the early-mid 1980s including Northern Pacific Air Transport when seen here in 1986. Purchased by Hawkins and Powers in 1992 and moved to Greybull, Wyoming where she remained stored for many years. Part of the Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting at Greybull since 2009. This photo is copyright © Tim Spearman, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 July 2023, and has since been viewed 249 times. |