Avions Fairchild : livres - histoire et modèles

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar: The Complete Service Histories

Le Fairchild C-119 "Flying Boxcar- fut, dans les années 1950, le principal avion de transport de l'armée américaine pour le fret et les parachutistes. Il joua un rôle décisif durant la guerre de Corée et fut de nouveau engagé au Vietnam comme gunship armé.
Cet ouvrage illustré retrace l'histoire complète des 1 185 C-119, militaires et civils. Il comprend des listes de production, des tableaux croisés et de nombreux annexes sur les pertes, accidents et appareils conservés.

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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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