Aerei Fairchild: libri illustrati di storia e guide

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar: The Complete Service Histories

Il Fairchild C-119 "Flying Boxcar" fu, negli anni 1950, il principale aereo da trasporto dell'esercito americano per il carico e i paracadutisti. Giocò un ruolo decisivo durante la guerra di Corea e fu nuovamente impiegato in Vietnam come gunship armato.
Quest'opera illustrata ripercorre la storia completa dei 1.185 C-119, militari e civili. Comprende elenchi di produzione, tabelle incrociate e numerosi allegati sulle perdite, incidenti e apparecchi conservati.

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Fairchild C-82 Packet : The Military and Civil History

Originally designed as a cargo and paratroop transport during World War II, the Fairchild C-82 Packet is today mainly remembered for its starring role in the Hollywood film The Flight of the Phoenix (1965).
Its ungainly appearance earned it the nickname "the flying boxcar" but the aircraft was the first to achieve practical end-loading and aerial delivery of cargoes. Its outsized capacity served the U.S. military's needs for more than ten years-civilian operators flew it in remote locations like Alaska and South America for a further three decades.

This book provides a comprehensive history of the C-82, detailing each of the 224 aircraft built, with technical diagrams, multiple appendices and more than 200 photos.

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