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The C-119's official nickname was the Flying Boxcar because it was able to carry more cargo than any aircraft that had come before it. It was also know as Dollar Nineteens and Blue Tailed Flies. C-119's have a mixed reputation. Some of pilots consider them to be flying lemons due to the fact that spectacular structural failures (think the wings falling off midflight) that have been seen in this aircraft. Other pilots consider this model of plane to be a uniquely capable work horse that could take multiple shots to the engine and still fly, was the first cargo planes to land in Antarctica, and was even capable of catching satellite payloads falling from space. This particular C-119 was built in the United States and then delivered to the Canadian Royal Air Force in 1954, which makes it one of the last C-119 every built. It was surpluses and turned into an aerial firefighting aircraft in 1967. The aircraft was later acquired by Museum in 1985 and repainted in the livery of the aircraft 'The State Of Utah' which once was stationed at Hill Air Force Base. To visit this C-119 head to the excellent Hill Aerospace Museum in Roy, Utah.

Description
The C-119's official nickname was the Flying Boxcar because it was able to carry more cargo than any aircraft that had come before it. It was also know as Dollar Nineteens and Blue Tailed Flies. C-119's have a mixed reputation. Some of pilots consider them to be flying lemons due to the fact that spectacular structural failures (think the wings falling off midflight) that have been seen in this aircraft. Other pilots consider this model of plane to be a uniquely capable work horse that could take multiple shots to the engine and still fly, was the first cargo planes to land in Antarctica, and was even capable of catching satellite payloads falling from space. This particular C-119 was built in the United States and then delivered to the Canadian Royal Air Force in 1954, which makes it one of the last C-119 every built. It was surpluses and turned into an aerial firefighting aircraft in 1967. The aircraft was later acquired by Museum in 1985 and repainted in the livery of the aircraft 'The State Of Utah' which once was stationed at Hill Air Force Base. To visit this C-119 head to the excellent Hill Aerospace Museum in Roy, Utah.