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Re: C-119's that are still in flying condition?
Posted by Martin on Fri Feb 27, 2004 09:23:56 AM
In reply top C-119's that are still in flying condition? posted by Nathan Milarta on Fri Feb 27, 2004 07:26:45 AM
Nathan, welcome to the site:
Regarding flyable C-119s -- Apparently, there is an ex-Canadian C-119 (from Hawkins and Power in Wyoming) currently being used to film a remake of the movie "Flight of the Phoenix" in Namibia. I understand that this example is airworthy. (Hopefully, the shooting won't require it to do anything that will render it "un-airworthy")
Martin
: Hello,
:
: First my I say my friend told me about this site(which I n
: ever knew was around) and I must say it looks like a good
: one. I frequent a site called us-aircraft.com,a great sit
: e also,and it just so happened that I became best friends
: with the man that owns the site-he's helped me out in roug
: h times too! I just turned 18 yrs old and I am really int
: o avaition, military aviation-primarily WWII stuff. I hav
: e done a lot of research on my own relating to WWII aircom
: bat, and my interest is early WWII things. My main major
: I work on is the Japanese attack on Hawaii Dec 7th. That
: is mt favorite subject of WWII(well, techniqually the U.S.
: wasen't in the war yet, but it was a fight). I work on t
: he aircombat mostly, did you know 70 U.S. aircarft were ai
: rborn during the attack? Not a few like most books and re
: sources say. My second favorite battle is the Battle Of M
: idway.
:
: My favorite plane of all time is the P-40. I never have a
: ny dobts about hte P-40. Its too bad a lot of people put
: down the P-40 when it acually had some very good qualities
: .
:
: Im also into war movies and other types of combat.
:
: I will tell you all more, but know I ggot to get readdy fo
: r school.
:
: But my first question is about C-119's. I would like to k
: now how many are still flying, plus if anyone knows of any
: sitting in a feild being neglected?
:
: Thanks,
:
: Tally Ho,
: Nathan