C-119C

The C-119 Flying Boxcar was developed as the successor to the C-82 Packet. Aircraft "352" was the 51st built at Fairchild's factory in Hagerstown, Maryland, in 1950, and soon entered service with the 314th Troop Carrier Group (Medium) as the Korean War began. In November 1950, the 314th played a key role in supporting besieged American and South Korean forces trapped at the Chosin Reservoir when eight C-119s, including "352," carried M2 treadway bridge sections and airdropped them into the valley near Koto-ri. Ground forces installed the bridge sections, allowing more than 10,000 troops to escape safely from advancing Chinese forces. After returning from Korea, "352" was modified to a C model and by 1967 was removed from U.S. Air Force inventory as surplus. It then served as a forest firefighter until 1987, when the Flight Test Museum of Edwards AFB, CA, acquired it. In 2016, "352" arrived at the Air Mobility Command Museum.

Dover, Delaware · United States