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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.74650973
EAN num: 9781857802016
ISBN number: 1857802012
Label: Midland
Manufacturer: Midland
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 176
Printing Date: October 29, 2005
Publishing house: Midland
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These specialist US military freighters have a significant history and are well known but underpublished. First flown in 1944, with deliveries from the end of 1945, the C-82 was the very first freighter to really take advantage of the uninterrupted cargo hold and ground-level loading advantages conferred by the twin-boom layout. A planned lengthy production run was canceled after VJ-Day so that the total number built was 220, some of which served in the Berlin Airlift. An improved version, redesignated as the C-119, was developed from 1947 with deliveries beginning in 1949. It featured more powerful engines, a widened fuselage, and re-designed cockpit area. Nearly 1,100 C-119s were built in various versions, the most numerous of which was the C-119G. The type saw lengthy and important service principally with the United States Air Force Troop Carrier Command wings, Military Air Transport Service, and the Air Force Reserve. It participated extensively in the Korean War, flying from Japan, and gave sterling service for many years thereafter. Overseas customers included Belgium, Italy, and Taiwan. There were also various experimental versions. This Aerofax will be a valuable tribute to a somewhat unrecognized and unsung workhorse.
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I broke into aviation working on the C-119 in 1975-77. I was always fastinated by the "Box". This book does it justice. Well written and interesting although some of the facts I question. For instance the 119 that SS put aux jet engines on. The company I worked for bought that ship and it did NOT have two Westinghouse J-34's under wings. The J-34 was a larger engine and I believe they were the smaller J-30's. The pods looked like an adaption of the pod on the C-82 jet packet. We took them off and put a J-34 on the top of the fuselage and that plane became tanker 133. Also the Canadan Box's we had were C-119F's and they had the Aeroproducts prop. Also some of the fact charts have some of the facts mixed up however for the most part they were correct.
It's enjoyable and a good read. Not perfect but neither am I.
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I have flown C-119Cs and Gs and as a pilot really enjoyed the aircraft.
The book covered much that was of interest to me. The aircraft was of a particular time period and the book helps keep it alive. Anyone who likes flying should love ths book.
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As an Illuminator Operator who flew nearly 200 Combat missions against the Ho Chi Minh Trail on AC-119K Gunships, I was always intrigued by the varied history of the flying boxcars. Al Lloyd's book not only portrays the long operational history of the C-119, it also details some of the experiences of the combat crews that flew the C-119 after it transitioned to the historic role of an attack gunship.
Many who maintained and flew the AC-119K Stinger version of the gunship will enjoy the photo on page 156 showing a K model C-119 flying with jets only and its gear down and props feathered. It is just one of the many great photos in this great collection of Packet and Boxcar information. There is something for everyone.
Loaded with tail numbers, base assignments, and much more, this book is a must have for collectors of aviation information, especially information on the C-119.
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