Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

1947 airlifter family
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Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
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Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

Summary

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar is an aircraft family[1]. It draws 766 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_family category, ranking #276 of 1,568).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's image is recorded as Fairchild C-119B of the 314th Troop Carrier Group in flight, 1952 (021001-O-9999G-016).jpg[3].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's instance of is recorded as aircraft family[4].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's operator is recorded as United States Air Force[5].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's operator is recorded as United States Navy[6].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's operator is recorded as United States Marine Corps[7].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's based on is recorded as Fairchild C-82 Packet[8].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's manufacturer is recorded as Fairchild[9].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's developer is recorded as Fairchild[10].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's subclass of is recorded as land-based airlifter[11].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's subclass of is recorded as airlifter[12].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's subclass of is recorded as twin-boom aircraft[13].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's Commons category is recorded as Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar[14].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's first flight is recorded as +1947-11-17T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04xhdf[17].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's service entry is recorded as +1949-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's service retirement is recorded as +1965-06-00T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's military designation is recorded as C-119[20].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's military designation is recorded as C-119[21].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's Commons gallery is recorded as C-119 Flying Boxcar[22].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+1183'}[23].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10666546[24].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's described by source is recorded as Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century[25].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's described by source is recorded as Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[26].
  • Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Packet'}[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+27.25'}[28].

Designation and Status

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar's instance of is recorded as aircraft family[4].

Why It Matters

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar draws 766 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_family category, ranking #276 of 1,568).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . United States Naval Aviation 1910-2010 Volume II Statistics. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . United States Naval Aviation 1910-2010 Volume II Statistics. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . United States Naval Aviation 1910-2010 Volume II Statistics. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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