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Fairchild C-82 Packet: The Military and Civil History
Contributor(s): Beck, Simon D. (Author)
ISBN: 1476669759     ISBN-13: 9781476669755
Publisher: McFarland & Company
OUR PRICE:   $39.55  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Transportation | Aviation - General
- History | Military - World War Ii
- Technology & Engineering | Military Science
Dewey: 358.448
LCCN: 2017041854
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.8" W x 10" (1.40 lbs) 324 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1940's
 
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Publisher Description:
Originally designed as a cargo and paratroop transport during World War II, the Fairchild C-82 Packet is today mainly remembered for its starring role in the Hollywood film The Flight of the Phoenix (1965). Its ungainly appearance earned it the nickname the flying boxcar but the aircraft was the first to achieve practical end-loading and aerial delivery of cargoes. Its outsized capacity served the U.S. military's needs for more than ten years--civilian operators flew it in remote locations like Alaska and South America for a further three decades. This book provides a comprehensive history of the C-82, detailing each of the 224 aircraft built, with technical diagrams, multiple appendices and more than 200 photos.