Italeri 1146 - 1/72 C-119J Flying Boxcar PRM EDITION  [IT-1146S]

Period: from '50 to '90

Country: Usa

Model Dim.: 37 cm

C-119C FLYING BOXCAR

Manufactured by Fairchild through previous C-82 Packet, the C-119 have now been considered one of the primary transport planes for this Fifties. The C-119C model had two 28 cylinder Pratt&Whitney four row radial R-4360 devices for that reason ended up being distinguished from afterward kinds partly by its solitary wheel front undercarriage and different end design. Manufacturing of C-119C was speeded up once the Korean War broke away that planes had been quickly used for a lot of its transport missions. By the finish with this particular war, most of the planes was provided on French, whom utilized them commonly in Indochina. Another less well-known but likewise essential part they played would be to transport item for the construction from the DEW line radar stations in far north through the usa continent. Various kinds of the C-119C were later updated to meet up the requirements of subsequent models.