Ladders surround the C-119 Flying Boxcar being restored at the Columbus Municipal Airport in Columbus, Ind., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Vietnam veterans of the 71st Special Operations Squadron ...

The C-119, also known as the “Flying Boxcar” due to the unusual shape of its fuselage, was in service with the U.S. Air Force from 1947 to 1972 and was designed to carry cargo, personnel ...

That would be the C-119 Flying Boxcar, which was developed from the Fairchild C-82 Packet, a twin-engine, twin-boom, twin-tail transport that was designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter ...