Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkbp:armament up to 20,000 lbs of cargo
gptkbp:built 1,200
gptkbp:cargo_types clamshell doors
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:design high-wing, twin-engine
gptkbp:engine_type two Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major engines
gptkbp:fate retired from service
gptkbp:first_flight 1947
gptkbp:height 30 ft 0 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
gptkbp:length 88 ft 4 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Fairchild_Aircraft
gptkbp:max_speed 300 mph
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Flying_Boxcar
gptkbp:notable_feature twin-boom design
short takeoff and landing capability
paratrooper drop capability
cargo airdrop capability
gptkbp:passenger_capacity up to 50
gptkbp:post_war_career airdrop missions
gptkbp:production_years 1947-1955
gptkbp:range 1,500 miles
gptkbp:retired gptkb:1974
gptkbp:role cargo transport
gptkbp:service_ceiling 25,000 ft
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:South_Korean_Air_Force
gptkb:Philippine_Air_Force
gptkb:Venezuelan_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Thai_Air_Force
gptkb:Colombian_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Brazilian_Air_Force
gptkb:Taiwan_Air_Force
gptkb:Belgian_Air_Force
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Operation_Just_Cause
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Operation_Deep_Freeze
gptkb:Operation_Blue_Sky
gptkbp:variant gptkb:C-119_A
gptkb:C-119_B
gptkb:C-119_G
gptkbp:wingspan 106 ft 0 in
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fairchild_Aerospace
gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-1830_Twin_Wasp
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5