MM53-3200 repainted in 2021 to celebrate the 60 years from the Kindu's massacre, occurred in Congo during a peaceful ONU mission. Two Italian C-119Gs (radiocalls "Lyra 5" and "Lupo 33") landed on 11 November 1961, to deliver material to the local ONU's unit. Both crews (13 airmen) were imprisoned by the rebels of the Congolese National Army and then all killed on the same day. Their bodies were recovered and taken back to Italy on 11 March 1962. A Sacrarium were the crews' bodies were buried, is "watched" by this aircraft, who is painted on the opposite side with 46-33 code and 26049 serial (Lupo 33)

A very tight frame fit, this EC-119G is preserved outside at this great regional museum.

In service with the Royal Canadian Air Force (22110) January 1953 - September 1967 when withdrawn and stored. Sold surplus to Aircraft International Associates in 1971 as N15509, the aircraft added a Steward-Davis Jet-Pak conversion. With Hawkins and Powers 1975 - 76, it's pictured with T & G Aviation still in basic RCAF colors. Acquired by T & G in 1976, an accident on April 21, 1986 ended it's flying days. Taking off with freight for Fairbanks from Tobin Creek Airstrip in Alaska, the aircraft lost directional control on a snow covered runway and struck a snowbank.

012567 on the tail should read 0-12567. This is one of the 31 aircraft on display at the Lackland parade field.

Photographer unknown

One of two Flying Boxcars in the collection, this C-119C is currently displayed as flown by Hemet Valley Flying Service, Hemet, California as "Tanker 81" till the mid-1980s, although it may be restored to USAF colours in due course. It is ex 49-132 which was wfu and stored at MASDC in 1967 and sold to Aero Union Corp of Chico, CA in 1969. After fire retardant systems were installed it operated as tanker 'E12' and had the jet engine mounted on top in 1974 to improve performance over forest fires. Sold on to Hemet in 1975, becoming tanker '81' as seen here.

The AMI received the first of 45 C-119Gs in 1953, these later being supplanted by 25 C-119Js from Davis Monthan storage when C-130 deliveries were subjected to delay. The last flew in 1979. This example was one of five ex Indian AF C-119Gs acquired in the Congo where the Italians were contributing to UN intervention forces. It underwent ECM conversion in 1976 and was wfu at Pratica di Mare by 1979 after service with 71° Gruppo. There is a pay box on the pavement in front of the aircraft and if you insert €2, electric motors spin the props! The whirring doesn't sound quite right though....

Built for the Royal Canadian Air Force as 22114 in 1953. Withdrawn from use in 1967. Sold as N15502 in 1971. To Hawkins and Powers Aviation in 1976 and stored at Greybull, WY. To the USAF Museum in 1988 and preserved at McClellan. Later painted into USAF colours as 22114.

Originally built for USAF with s/n 52-6053.

w/o 27 January 1989

Photographer: Claudio Maranta

Photo via Charles Caruana. Ex-49-0194/USAF. Crashed near Frazier Park, California, on 8 July 1981 while on fire-fighting mission, killing the two crew. Date range is for the time the aircraft was with Hemet Valley Flying Service.

In open storage at the Greybull base of Hawkins & Powers Aviation, still carrying the basic colours of the RCAF where it was in active service from 1953 until 1965. Tanked by H & P and certificated as N3559 "137" in 1975 with roof mounted jet pack added. Following the structural failure and mid-air breakup of one of their C-119Gs during a fire attack in California in 1987, H&P grounded their entire fleet of the type. Traded to the USAF Museum in 1991 and put on display, in period USAF configuration and colours, at the AMC Museum at Dover AFB, Delaware.

Photo by David Spiteri Staines.