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

Period: from '50 to '90

Country: United States Of America

Model Dim.: 37 cm

C-119C FLYING BOXCAR

Manufactured by Fairchild through the past C-82 Packet, the C-119 have been considered one of the primary transport planes linked to the Fifties. The C-119C model had two 28 cylinder Pratt&Whitney four row radial R-4360 machines therefore was distinguished from afterwards kinds partly by its solitary wheel front undercarriage and various end design. Manufacturing of C-119C was speeded up once the Korean War broke away and these planes were quickly used for many of its transportation missions. By the end with this war, a lot of the planes was supplied on French, who used them commonly in Indochina. Another less well-known but likewise important part they played was to transport product for the construction linked to the DEW line radar channels inside far north from the United states continent. Many types of the C-119C were later updated to meet the requirements of subsequent models.