Aviation News, as our publication used to be known, showcased the Fairchild Military Cargo Plane on the cover of the October 30, 1944 issue, during its first flight. The Fairchild C-82 Packet was ...
NASM copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "Originally designed as a cargo and paratroop transport during World War II, the Fairchild C-82 Packet is today mainly remembered ...
That would be the C-119 Flying Boxcar, which was developed from the Fairchild C-82 Packet, a twin-engine, twin-boom, twin-tail transport that was designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter patients ...