Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

Designed to replace the C-47, the C-119 served as a cargo and troop transport during the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. The 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team "Rakkasans" rode in C-119s during their two combat jumps in Korea at Suckchon/Sunchon and at Munsan-Ni. Its rear clamshell doors opened wide enough to roll out palletized heavy cargo for airborne delivery or even a fully assembled M1A1 Pack Howitzer. It could carry 67 paratroopers or 13.75 tons of palletized cargo, had a maximum speed of 290 mph, a cruising speed of 200 mph, and a range of 2,000 miles.

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