C118F

If the paper is still on the go they may have an archive and can do you a print, my local one in Carlisle did or still does.

I’ll send it by email.

Laurence

Laurence.
I have tried to download it but cannot do it.
I did see you in the photo, and wondered why you didn’t come along, surley we both had many hours in Oxfords and Ansons?.;)

Lincoln. 7

Lincoln: re the photo, I did not take it. In fact I am in it too! It was taken by one of our officers who was photographer for the local Peterborough paper (Citizen and Advertiser). I only have one copy, but you can maybe download it.

Yes, this was the aircraft you referred to. It was in fact more than 50 years ago. Thornaby, August 1954. I got to see the inside of the C-119 but flew instead in an Anson.

Laurence

If you go through the Fairchild ads(often for sale on eBay) for the period you find that the name Packet was still used by Fairchild for the P&W powered early C-119s (often with ‘Flying Boxcar’ as an attribute)…Flying Boxcar and later just Boxcar was used for the Wright R-3350 powered C-119F and G models

The C-82 was officially named the Packet, but earned the nickname “Flying Boxcar” because of its shape, size, and purpose. The nickname became official with the C-119:

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=791

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=790

Thanks for the intell Flying-A. That photo was probably taken 50 odd years ago hence the reason I couldn’t remember exactly what it was.However, It was great to see myself and others I knew in the photo, thanks to Laurence.

Lincoln .7

The C-82 was officially named the Packet, but earned the nickname “Flying Boxcar” because of its shape, size, and purpose. The nickname became official with the C-119:

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=791

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=790

Does this ring a bell, Jim?

Laurence

O.M.G. Laurence, thats fantastic, was this the A/C I was not sure of? Whats the chances of getting this photo, for my family scrap book. I was thinking, all the places, all the flying we have done together, I never remembering seeing you with a camera.Have you any idea as the date this was taken please Laurence?.

Lincoln .7
;);)

Does this ring a bell, Jim?

Laurence

The C118 was the military DC6. The C119 was the developed C82 Packet.
Was that at an ATC camp? Maybe Thornaby 1954? I seem to remember that some of the cadets (not me) got a trip.

Laurence

Hi Laurance. Thats exactly what made me think of it, I know the pilot referred to it as a “Sick box”, and it was a bumpy ride, if memory serves me right, they even opened the rear loading doors.

Lincoln .7

The original Fairchild Packet was the C-82, the later more powerful and modified C-119 initially used the name Packet but later became known as the Flying Boxcar with the USAF although the US Marines, thev Indian AF and various European AF operators continued to call it the Packet as did the British (spotters and the press). Whatever it was I bet it was noisy and vibrating.

The C118 was the military DC6. The C119 was the developed C82 Packet.
Was that at an ATC camp? Maybe Thornaby 1954? I seem to remember that some of the cadets (not me) got a trip.

Laurence