Fairchild C-119J
Flying Boxcar
The C-119J on display was specially modified for
mid-air retrieval of space capsules re-entering the atmosphere from
orbit. On 19 August 1960, this aircraft made the world's first midair
recovery of a space capsule when it snagged the parachute lowering
the Discoverer XIV satellite.
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The C-60A pictured here was flown to the museum in 1981.
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