Fairchild C-82 Packet: The Military and Civil History

Beck has had a life long passion for aviation and cinema history. Simon D. . He works in the television industry and lives in Christchurch, New Zealand

. He works in the television industry and lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. Beck has had a life long passion for aviation and cinema history. About the AuthorSimon D

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. 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.. Its outsized capacity served the U.S. Originally designed as a cargo and paratroop transport during Worl