C-82A-FA, s/n: 48-581, was one of a batch of twenty built by Fairchild
as a stop-gap measure after delays were encountered with the newer
C-119B Flying Boxcar.
USAF Museum, Dayton, Ohio, 2008.
FAIRCHILD C-82 PACKET
C-82 SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | The Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp., Aircraft Division, Hagerstown, Maryland, USA |
| Model: | F-78 |
| Designation: | C-82 |
| Names: | Packet (official), Flying Boxcar (unofficial) |
| First official flight: | (XC-82) 10/09/1944 |
| Factory production period: | 1944 - 1948 |
| Primary service period: | 1945 - 1954 |
| Last official flight: | (C-82A) 1957 |
C-82 VARIANTS
| 1944 | Model F-78 | XC-82 | 1 | Total: 001 |
| 1945 | Model F-78 | C-82A | 220 | |
| 1945 | Model F-78 | C-82N | 3 | Total: 223 |
|
Grand Total: 224 |
C-82 PRODUCTION
XC-82
Prototype twin-engined, twin-boom transport.
Second prototype (c/n: 10002), cancelled.
Produced 1944
Fairchild Hagerstown, Maryland (FA)
| 43-13202 | 10001 |
Total: 001 |
C-82A
As XC-82, engine upgrade, minor changes.
Produced 1945 - 1948
Fairchild Hagerstown, Maryland (FA)
| 44-22959 / 44-23058 | 10003 / 10102 | |
| 45-57733 / 45-57832 | 10103 / 10202 | |
| 48-568 / 48-587 | 10203 / 10222 |
Total: 220 |
C-82N
NAA version of C-82A, assigned model
number NA-135.
Produced 1945
North American Dallas, Texas (NT)
| 45-25436 / 45-25438 | 135-49496 / 49498 |
Total: 003 |
| 997 additional airframes cancelled. | ||
|
Grand Total: 224 |
C-82 CONVERSIONS
USAAF / USAF
| EC-82A | 14 | 1 C-82A, 1948-1951,
conversion
with snow-skis fitted on undercarriage. 13 C-82A, 1948-1949, conversions with tracked undercarriage units. Prototype was s/n: 45-57746. |
| SC-82A | 18 | C-82A, 1947-1953, SAR / support conversions. |
| XC-82B | 1 | C-82A(45-57769), 1947-1948,
factory modified version with redesigned fuselage section, engine upgrade, prototype to the C-119 series. XC-82B was a design designation only, tested as the (Model 105A) XC-119A. |
| ZC-82N | 1 | C-82N(45-25438), 1948-1951, redesignation as "obsolete". |
FOREIGN MILITARY / CIVILIAN SERVICE
- C-82's in military service with Brazil and Honduras.
- Conversions by Steward-Davis Inc., California as the Jet-Packet
and Skytruck.
- Many sold on the civil market as airliners and cargo aircraft etc.
C-82A-FA, s/n: 48-581, was one of a batch of
twenty built by Fairchild
as a stop-gap measure after delays were encountered
with the newer
C-119B Flying Boxcar.
USAF Museum, Dayton, Ohio, 2008.
FAIRCHILD C-119 FLYING BOXCAR
C-119 SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | The Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp., Aircraft Division, Hagerstown, Maryland, USA |
| Models: | F-105, F-107, F-110, F-160, F-203, F-484 |
| Designations: | C-119; C-120, C-128, R4Q |
| Names: | Packet (Fairchild / USMC
official), Flying Boxcar (USAF official); Shadow (AC-119G), Skyvan (YC-119H), Stinger (AC-119K), Packplane (XC-120) |
| First official flight: | (XC-119A) 17/12/1947 |
| Factory production period: | 1948 - 1955 |
| Primary service period: | 1949 - 1975 |
| Last official flight: | (C-119L) 27/09/1975 |
C-119 VARIANTS
| 1948 | Model F-110 | C-119B | 55 | |
| 1949 | Model F-110 | R4Q-1 | 39 | |
| 1950 | Model F-110 | C-119C | 311 | Total: 0405 |
| 1952 | Model F-110 | C-119F | 238 | |
| 1952 | Model F-110 | R4Q-2 | 58 | |
| 1953 | Model F-110 | C-119G | 484 | Total: 0780 |
|
Grand Total: 1185 |
C-119 PRODUCTION
| XC-119A | Model 105A, 1947-1948,
C-82A (45-57769), factory modified conversion with redesigned fuselage and engine upgrade. Still officially named as Packet. Original designation was XC-82B. |
C-119B
As XC-119A, wider / strengthened fuselage,
engine upgrade, 4-bladed props, ventral fins
deleted. Most later upgraded to C-119C standards.
Produced 1948 - 1949
Fairchild Hagerstown, Maryland (FA)
|
48-319 / 48-355 - 2 (48-320, 48-321), static test airframes. |
10301 / 10337 | ||
| 49-101 / 49-118 | 10338 / 10355 |
55 |
Total: 0055 |
R4Q-1
USMC / USN version of C-119B / C.
First 8 as C-119B (all later to C-119C
standards), last 31 as C-119C.
Produced 1949 - 1951
Fairchild Hagerstown, Maryland (Q)
| BuNo.124324 / 124331 | 7001 / 7008 | ||
| BuNo.126574 / 126582 | 10543 / 10551 | ||
| BuNo.128723 / 128744 | 10552 / 10573 |
39 |
Total: 0039 |
| 2 additional airframes cancelled. | |||
C-119C
As C-119B, dorsal fins added, stabilizer extensions
deleted, engine upgrade. Most later upgraded to
C-119G standard. Last batch of 41 intended for
assembly by Kaiser-Frazer, but not delivered.
Produced 1949 - 1953
Fairchild Hagerstown, Maryland (FA)
| 49-119 / 49-199 | 10356 / 10436 | ||
| 50-119 / 50-171 | 10437 / 10489 | ||
| 51-2532 / 51-2584 | 10490 / 10542 | ||
| 51-2585 / 51-2667 | 10574 / 10656 |
|
|
| 51-8233 / 51-8273 | 10781 / 10821 | 311 | Total: 0311 |
YC-119D
- 1950, detachable fuselage pod with three main wheel units,
cancelled. Original designation was YC-128A.
YC-119E
- 1950, as YC-119D, engine upgrade, cancelled.
Original designation was YC-128B.
C-119F
As YC-119F, ventral fins added, various changes.
Many later upgraded to C-119G standards.
Produced 1952 - 1953
Fairchild Hagerstown, Maryland (FA)
| 51-2668 / 51-2686 | 10657 / 10675 | ||
| 51-2687 / 51-2689 - 3 to Canada as 22101 / 22103. |
10676 / 10678 | ||
| 51-2690 / 51-2716 - 18 to Belgium as CP-1 / CP-18. |
10679 / 10705 | ||
| 51-2717 | 10759 | ||
| 51-7968 / 51-8052 | mixed 10707 to 10930 |
135 |
|
| (RCAF) 22104 / 22135 | mixed 10735 to 10994 |
32 |
|
| 64 additional airframes cancelled. | |||
Kaiser Mfg. Corp. (Kaiser-Frazer Corp.),
Willow Run, Ypsilanti, Michigan (KM)
| 51-8098 / 51-8168 | 101 / 171 |
71 |
Total: 0238 |
R4Q-2
USMC / USN version of C-119F.
Redesignated as C-119F in 1962.
Produced 1953
Fairchild Hagerstown, Maryland (Q)
| BuNo.131662 / 131689 | 10829 / 10856 | ||
| BuNo.131690 / 131719 | 10875 / 10904 |
58 |
Total: 0058 |
C-119G
As C-119F, upgraded props, equipment changes.
Last batch of 88 are a cancelled Kaiser-Frazer contract,
airframes built at Fairchild plant with KM c/n retained.
Produced 1953 - 1955
Fairchild Hagerstown, Maryland (FA)
| 51-8053 / 51-8063 | 10931 / 10941 | ||
| 51-8064 / 51-8097 | 10958 / 10991 | ||
|
51-17365 / 51-17367 - 3 to Italy. |
10777 / 10779 | ||
| 52-5840 / 52-5954 | mixed 10999 to 11141 | ||
|
52-6000 / 52-6058 - 22 to Belgium as CP-19 / CP-40. - 37 to Italy as MM52-6000 / MM52-6020, mixed MM52-6024 to MM52-6057. |
mixed 10826 to 11146 | ||
| 52-9981, 52-9982 | 11142, 11143 | ||
| 53-3136 / 53-3222 | mixed 11147 to 11238 | ||
|
53-4637 / 53-4662 - 26 to India as IK441 / IK466. |
mixed 11101 to 11313 | ||
| 53-7826 / 53-7884 | mixed 11239 to 11318 |
|
|
| 53-8069 / 53-8156 | 172 / 259 | 484 | Total: 0484 |
|
Grand Total: 1185 |
C-119 CONVERSIONS
USAF
| C-119A | 1 | XC-119A, 1948-1949, "X" dropped after acceptance by USAF. |
| (EC-119A) | 1 | C-119A, 1949-1951, redesignation for ECM tests, wingtip radomes. |
| EC-119C | 1 | C-119C, 1951, conversion for tandem main landing gear tests. |
| C-119CF | 1+ | C-119C, unofficial, upgrades to C-119F, "C" engines retained. |
| YC-119F | 1 | C-119C(51-2586), 1951, prototype
factory conversion with engine upgrade. Later upgraded to C-119F standards. |
| AC-119G | 26 |
Shadow C-119G, 1968-1973, Vietnam gunships with four miniguns, extra armour, flare launches and radar. Conversions by Fairchild-Hiller Corp., Florida. |
| JC-119G | 9 | C-119G, 1960, recovery aircraft for Discoverer satellite program. |
| YC-119H | 1 | Model F-160, Skyvan C-119C(51-2585), 1952, prototype factory conversion with long-span wings for heavier loads. Redesigned tail section, underwing fuel tanks. |
| C-119J | 68 |
Model F-203 50 C-119F / 18 C-119G, 1956, rear fitted "beaver-tail" in-flight opening cargo doors. Some conversions to Italy. |
| (EC-119J) | 4 | C-119J, conversions for satellite tracking. |
| (MC-119J) | 5 | C-119J, conversions for medivac duties. |
| (VC-119J) | 3 | C-119J, Italian conversions as VIP transports. |
| YC-119K | 2 |
Model F-484 C-119G(52-5932, 53-3142), 1967, prototype with engine upgrade, two jet-pods. Conversions by Fairchild-Hiller Corp., Maryland. |
| C-119K | 11 | Model F-484 C-119G, 1968, upgraded engines plus jet-assisted propulsion. Conversions by Fairchild-Hiller Corp., Maryland. |
| AC-119K | 26 |
Model F-484,
Stinger C-119G, 1968-1973, jet-assisted gunships, four miniguns, two 20mm cannons, updated equipment. Conversions by Fairchild-Hiller Corp., Florida. |
| C-119L | 24 | C-119G, conversions with 3-bladed props. |
| (RC-119L) | 2 | C-119L, especially equipped reconnaissance aircraft. |
| XC-120 | 1 | Model F-107, Packplane C-119B(48-330), 1950, prototype factory conversion with detachable fuselage cargo pod. New c/n: 8001. |
FOREIGN MILITARY / CIVILIAN SERVICE
- C-119's sold directly to Belgium, Canada, India and Italy.
- Surplus aircraft later to Brazil, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Jordan, Morocco,
Norway, South Vietnam, Spain and Taiwan.
- Conversions by Steward-Davis Inc., California as the Jet-Pak C-119
and STOLmaster.
- Many sold on the civilian market as cargo transports, fire bombers etc.