THE C-119G “FLYING BOXCAR” MEMORIAL AIRCRAFT PLAQUE

THE VENERABLE C-119, DEVELOPED AFTER WORLD WAR I BY FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, CARRIED CARGO, PERSONNEL, LITTER PATIENTS AND MECHANIZED EQUIPMENT, AND DROPPED CARGO AND TROOPS BY PARACHUTE. THE FIRST C-119 FLEW IN NOVEMBER 1947. BY THE TIME PRODUCTION CEASED IN 1955, MORE THAT 1100 HAD BEEN BUILT. THE AIR FORCE USED THE C-119 EXTENSIVELY DURING THE KOREAN CONFLICT. MANY WERE EMPLOYED ALSO BY THE US NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AND THE AIR FORCES OF CANADA, BELGIUM, ITALY AND INDIA. IN SOUTH VIETNAM, THE AIRCRAFT ONCE AGAIN ENTERED COMBAT AS THE AC-119 “GUNSHIP.” IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH SIDE-FIRING WEAPONS CAPABLE OF FIRING UP TO 6,000 ROUNDS PER MINUTE EACH.