Top 7 Best Military Transport Aircraft in U.S Military History

[@Military-TV]

What is the purpose of having contra rotating propellers on an aircraft kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnOueJekac2Mfac

[@grahamepigney8565]

reduces torque steering and increases thrust.

[@Forrrest6]

I worked on all but two. But I also did work on the C-46, C-54, C-118, and the C-133. As a useless side note, I worked and flew on the C-54 that was Pres. Truman's plane. Damn I'm old.

[@bullettube9863]

The older you get the more stuff you have to forget, but some things are just plain unforgettable!

[@bionicsjw]

My dad was a C-47 Crew chief in Burma during WWII. He dropped supplies to Merrill's Marauders.

[@Lee-rq1ek]

My father, initially a P47 pilot during WWII, flew the C-47 for many years into the late1950s. he went onto fly the C-54 and some B-25 between WWII and the Korean War.

[@edmccall390]

I watched a C-130 land on a small, narrow runway in the Philippines. The parking ramp was at the middle of the single runway. There was no taxiway. When the plane landed, it passed the parking ramp by a few yards, and then it stopped. The rear ramp was lowered until it was parallel to the ground, the crew chief walked to the end of the ramp acted as a spotter for the pilot who reversed the engines, backed the aircraft back to the parking ramp, and essentially parallel parked it. Amazing!

[@josephstevens9888]

A friend of mine served on AC-119 gunships during the Vietnam War... he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for that duty. In my years in the military (Air Force), I spent many, many hours flying in the back of C-130's, KC-135's, C-141's, and C-17's...... C-17's were my favorite. That was one smooth ride!

[@kn83ksbricanfo22]

no

[@Compromised-yk9mc]

Why was the USA in Vietnam?

[@RBond-vv5rf]

I was in the Army airborne from 1968 to 1983 the C119 was the first plane I jumped from at Ft Benning all those long years ago seeing a picture of one sure dredged up some old memories

[@garyhosford1183]

Radio op C-47 and C-54, then a pilot C-124 and C-141. Loved the USAF!

[@thomassalois3508]

When the very last plane goes to the Boneyard it'll be a C-130 that brings the last crew back to their home base

[@steveparsons6324]

I crewed or flew in 3 of the antiques. The Marine version of the C47 was the C117. The one I crewed went into service in 1944, 4 years before I was born. I hope it’s still out there hauling cargo.

[@blaineadams7484]

Finally. I've been putting in comments in several different channels to get the AC 119 featured. My Aunt was part of the squadron before they were sent to Vietnam. Was invited to the induction at Wright Pat and enjoyed meeting the guys who flew it.

[@mrgold1964]

Retired Army here. Got rides from the Air Force to 13 different countries in my day. Got time in C-130, C-141, and C-5. Surprisingly, never flew in a C-17. Also spent time in MH-6, UH-1, OH-58 and UH-60 choppers. After retiring, I spent some time fighting fires with a Skycrane from Erickson. Ah, the good 'ole days. Retirement sucks!

[@The508ranger]

RLTW < 3 >

[@mohammedcohen]

...I agree - retirement SUCKS!!!

[@kevair123]

what about the C-46 had biger motors than the DC-3 fly higher and hold more, and was used to fly the hump in ww2, the DC-3 could not

[@1967250s]

I was in the Navy, aircrew on P-3s, in Rota, Spain. We had a 2 mile long runway. C_5s would take off and use most of the runway. Was funny as the runway has a hump in the middle, they would go over the hump and start to disappear, then start lifting off. You could really see the wings bend as they gained lift. Flew once on a C_141 from Naples (was supposed to go to Rota)and the hatch behind the cockpit blew out at 19,000 feet, total decompression, full load of passengers, emergency descent, lots of fun!

[@danzervos7606]

They built 3000 C-46's. Maybe that should have been included.

[@phillipnagle9651]

At least honorable mention to the C-46, our other WW II transport aircraft which gained fame flying the "hump" to China.

[@fawnlliebowitz1772]

Those pos were still being used as passenger aircraft in the mid 80's by Trinidad and Tobago airlines! At that time I crewed c9's out of Norfolk and upon landing in Haiti I thought I was in a time warp!

[@davidwood1923]

Great Video... Thanks for Sharing

[@141crcf]

Worked on 141's at Charleston AFB from 77 to 80 as a Crew Chief. One of the best times of my life! Great way to grow up as a young guy.

[@anthonyvallillo422]

You are missing one of the best - the C-54

[@shenmisheshou7002]

I am probably one of the few people on KZbin that has flight time on the C-119. These were still in service with the Marine Corp Reserve (I was regular but attached to a reserve base near Chicago) in the 1970s. I also have time in the C117, C130, and C5 (of course the C5 was USAF and I only flew on them as passenger). The C119 was slow and loud, but nice to fly and could carry a lot of beer. Heaters were prone to freezing. C130 is (in my own opinion) the finest cargo aircraft ever made. For the Marines, they were indispensable. In addition to cargo, they were also used as in flight refuelers. Incredible AC. Rugged beyond belief, land and take off on a postage stamp.

[@shadowgunner69]

I have 750 combat hours on the AC-119G. Great aircraft that has suffered disdain for decades.

[@bobklahn42]

The C-17 was after I left the AF. I never worked on a C-47 that I recall, but my first flight was on a DC-3 the civilian version. I never worked on a C-5, but I was aboard one when they were training the crews. We had one come into Hickam AFB. I went to look at it, and they had a guard at the ladder, you did not get to go aboard unless you had business aboard. The guard asked me what shop I was from, and I told him "Comm Shop". Ok, it was a different comm shop, but the bird had a tech from the other comm shop working on it, and the guard just assumed I was there to help. I thought I had been on some big planes before, but this one had two full sized school buses and some smaller vehicles on it, and seating for passengers on an upper deck. They told me they could lift out something like 500 people, but they would have to sit on the cargo floor, and they would all sit down at the same time on command. I worked on 1 C-117, a whole lotta C-124s and C-130s. They called it the Shakey, but to those of us on the ground, the most prominent feature was the sound of the brakes. Sounded like a wounded elephant while taxiing. Then again, worked on anything that showed up and needed work.

[@selfdo]

Appreciate your service, Bob, especially keeping "Old Shakey" flying! Did you ever get to work on the C-123 "Provider" or C-119 "Flying Boxcar"? The former was a real workhorse in 'Nam, wasn't it?

[@gunsaway1]

Should have included the Caribou

[@stephengile530]

Remember as a kid C-119 Flying Boxcars flying over our house in Edmonds, Wa. what seemed to be every day, in the late 1950's. Thought they sounded cool.

[@johnjohnston6529]

Thanks for the video. My father piloted the 119, 124, and 141 for the USAF reserve. Always thought these aircraft were impressive.

[@garyw8481]

MY dad flew C-47's in WWII, C-54's on the Berlin Airlift, and C-133's from Dover AFB. The C-133's started the rear loading concept.

[@erikarneberg11]

Not the C-119 “flying boxcar”? It had those big clamshell doors that opened to the entire cargo bay…

[@garyw8481]

@@erikarneberg11 You make a valid point. I should have stated the C-133 was classified as the first strategic airlifter. The C-119 was more a tactical airlifter.

[@eogg25]

As a Kid in Chicago during the Korean war I saw many Flying boxcars flying from Ohare field, Two Saber jets used to fly over the city at low levels every day around 12 O'Clock, Later in Germany I got a free Air Force hop to Brussels Belgium on a C47 they made us wear Parachutes. Got to see the Worlds Fair There. Later as a Civilian I flew on an old DC3, that was cool, I flew from Chicago to Warsaw Wisconsin and there was one Hostess on the Plane and for some reason I can remember there was a small fan in the front of the Air plane to circulate the air. Lifes experiences.

[@marks1638]

My Dad (USAF Air Police) flew on C-119's all over the Pacific during the late 40's and occasionally in Africa and Europe in the 50's. One of the nicknames for the C-119's was Old Shaky as they never seemed to get the engines in sync. Flying over the Pacific was not a lot of fun when the pilot announced they were feathering an engine (on a two-engine airplane) over a million miles of open ocean. Dad developed a dislike for the C-119 and hated flying in them due to the noise and vibrations, plus the occasional engine failure.

[@dragonmeddler2152]

Not that C-119s didn't vibrate and shake, but I thought the honor of the "Old Shaky" nickname was reserved for the Douglas C-124 Globemaster.

[@zacktong8105]

C-124s,97s, 121s required significant amounts of maintenance particularly on the engines. Beginning in '69 when sufficient jet airlift was available these prop aircraft which young mechanics weren't trained on were no longer used on overseas routes and were phased and sent to the boneyard for disassembly.

[@mpgofast]

Wrong, the USAF gave them to the Air National Guard

[@scuddrunner1]

My dad piloted the C-124, Travis and McChord, flew the 1st C141 into McChord then VN came and flew the AC-119 69-70 Phang Rang then back in to the C-141 at Dover. He loved the C-141 as did most pilots.

[@shadowgunner69]

As a gunner, I flew out of Phan Rang in 69 (71st & 17th SOS). I may have flown with your dad.

[@steve1311]

My father flew C-47 during WW11. Solid plane for sure.

[@glencrandall7051]

I am getting old and my memory is shot. I had forgotten about those not in the video but mentioned here in the comments. I wonder where the C-46 and C-54 would have been listed had the list been longer.

[@pahtar7189]

Fun Fact: Several hundred DC-3/C-47 aircraft are still flying, including over a dozen still in frontline service, mostly with South Africa and Columbia.

[@commanderstraker1082]

And every one of them was built before the end of 1945 when construction ended.

[@The508ranger]

Jumped three different ones in 2014 over Normandy France 🇫🇷 (1 Primary JumpMaster)

[@dunruden9720]

Columbia is the state capital of South Carolina.

[@mohammedcohen]

...the C-119 really shone in the breakout from the Chosin Reservoir in late 1950 when it dropped a Bailey Bridge to the Marines trapped by the Chicoms in the Korean mountains

[@FlyingAl2006]

Do you have any info on this ?? My Dad was the command pilot that dropped the 1st bridge span. The story I heard for years is they one extra one to practice with and figure out how to rig it with chutes. The first test destroyed the 1 extra span they had. All of the res then had to be dropped on target and without damage or it was all a waste of time because they needed all of the remaining spans. I always heard the story when I was a kid and then Dad passed away in 94. Now I would like to find more information on the bridge drop and very little is available..

[@johnjohnston6529]

Thanks for the video. My father piloted the 119, 124, and 141 in the USAF reserve out of Northern California. Impressive planes.

[@Military-TV]

Very cool!

[@larrytanksley1119]

Saw a continuous flight of C119 aircraft in 1955 as they were being sent to the boneyard. It took over 20 minutes for them to all fly over in multiple groups.

[@markfrench8892]

The C-119 was one of the most underpowered cargo planes ever. Later civilian revisions had an additional jet pod added on top of the cargo section to boost it's power.

[@davidg.6558]

Yes, the model with the jet pod was called the Orpheus.

[@yank-tc8bz]

C-119 first and only plane I made jumps from. Very long ago.

[@FlyingAl2006]

Any of them in Korea ?? MY Dad flew every troop drop that happened there. Occasionally I will see film footage of those drops and I know somewhere in that formation, My Dad is command pilot of one of the C-119's

[@yank-tc8bz]

@@FlyingAl2006 Sorry no, early 60s.

[@madrabbit9007]

I fell in love with the C-119 as a kid after watching the Disney show Tailspin. The hero plane (the Lucky Duck) has an almost identical layout except its a sea plane. The resemblance is enough for me to still romanticize it.

[@clearjet]

Dad used to call the C-130 the "Herky Bird". He was a FE on the 141 at Norton. 14th MAS/63rd MAW

[@rickdemorgan8951]

No mention of the c123 or c7.

[@dwmzmm]

Yep, I really thought the C-123 would be mentioned. Use to see a lot of them near Eglin AFB when living in Niceville, FL in the mid to late 1960's.

[@ljeff46]

I was in the air force from 1966-1970. I worked on lots of C-47s and in Vietnam saw the gunship versions operating at night . That was something to see. I worked on C-119s too. I worked on C-130s the most and flew around much of the world on them. I was at Pope AFB in North Carolina near Fort Bragg and saw the82nd Airborne troops jump from C-130s lots of times. They air dropped vehicles and equipment a lot too. I also worked on and flew on C123s also. That was the plane in the movie Con Air. They were smaller than it seemed in the movie. I worked on quite a few other planes and helicopters too. This is a good video, brings back a lot of memories.

[@BomBoo-rn8gj]

0:23 MCAS El Toro, to Pensacola Fl, non-stop, low, slow, and noisy. 3:51 VMGR 152 Da Nang, loadmaster. We did what we were told. Semper fi

[@davidhoffman8122]

I worked on C-141s and for 13 years on the C-5A/B s. The C5s are huge and I worked, instruments, autopilot, INS and the MADAR.

[@Me2Lancer]

I flew with my mom as a small child in the 1940s and during Vietnam communicated with C 47 gunships in the Mekong Delta and near Phu Quoc Island south of Cambodia. During the early 1950s I flew in a C119 transport from Dallas to Wichita Falls for a Civil Air Patrol encampment.

[@navigatorx1013]

Love it. Made my first 3 jumps out of C119s. 5-10 out of C-47s the rest out of 130s, A7s, 141s. Jumping is the only real fun one can have in the military. Firing weapons and demolitions was always dulled by Safety Officers and the clean up afterwards. The real shit in Nam was 365 days of fear and misery. No fun at all.

[@GVBiggs524]

No mention of the C-46 Commando...

[@SCUBA_Draconis]

I was in the marines as an F-18 Powerliner (fuel systems, engines, launching and catching jets, as well as inspecting them). I remember one night I was on SDC duty at our squadron HQ on the flightline and when I woke up in the morning I saw that over night, I can’t remember the exact number but I think it was about 10 I want to say, C-5s had landed at out base. I had never realized how ABSOLUTELY MONSTROUS those things are until that day! I kid you not they look like whales with wings! Heck, when they took off it honestly looked like they shouldn’t have been able to!

[@thewaywardwind548]

Should have included video of the C-130 landing on and taking off from USS Forrestal. Super COD

[@michaelpass2176]

Flying Boxcar use to watch flying out of Portland Oregon back in the early 65’s

[@xpo856]

Hi ,I live in Western Japan near Ashiya air base. In 1950's Korean war、 Too many C119s flyed from Ashiya to Korea where there was heavy fighting. Many dead bodies came back by C119 to Ashiya. They were moved to Jono Grave Rgistration Service. And They went to US pass the way Port Moji. R.I.P

[@FlyingAl2006]

Yep, Dad talked about those flights with the cargo bay full of frozen soldiers frozen in whatever position they died in. Not something he spoke of often.

[@xpo856]

@@FlyingAl2006 It was sivier fighting. l watch sometime Facebook " Korean War Vetran" l feel like your father's.

[@TJ-USMC]

Worked at Douglas on the C-17 in the early 90's, built ship P-1/2/3 before being laid off, worked Dept 17c - Center Fuselage !!! 😎

[@johnkochen7264]

According to Eisenhower the Dakota was one of three war winning machines in WW2. The other two were the Rolls Royce Merlin engine and the Heep.

[@timothycook2917]

It's pronounced Jeep

[@thomasaquinas2600]

All of these were fine aircraft, my favorite the C130. Two footnotes about that great aircraft: 1-Kelly Johnson, the no.1 honcho at Lockheed, was against the C130 project. It turned out to be one of their most successful lines. 2-When the C130 was briefly the most famous aircraft in the world(when it rescued the hostages at Entebbe), Henry Kissinger angrily criticized the Israelis for using what was clearly US aircraft for the mission.

[@gmatgmat]

In the AF, I had two people talk about flying in the C-119 and both thought they were going to die on it due to problems that cropped up in their flight.

[@HughLyon-Sack]

My dad worked on C-47s and C-119s in the '50s. I worked on C-5s and C-141s in the '80s.

[@johnkochen7264]

I read somewhere that the C-5 won the Yom Kippur war because it flew non-stop to Israel delivering new tanks, guns and munitions.

[@samlogan8096]

Almost correct. The flights from various CONUS bases stopped at Lajes Field (Azores) as a staging point, then to Israel and flew Flight Information Region boundary lines through the Mediterranean since the Arab states would not cooperate and the European states didn't want to appear to support the airlift. It was both C-5s and C-141s, a max effort for MAC. One lesson was both C-5 and C-141 crews needed to be trained for aerial refueling (which would be retrofitted into C-141s with the B upgrade).

[@jimhamilton4074]

I used to see a lot of C119s in commercial service as a kid. I loved that plane!

[@jimcurt99]

C-130 not #1?? are you HIGH???

[@edl617]

Chronological order

[@patrickshanley4466]

I love the c-47/dc-3. Several civilian jumps out of it. But gotta give #1 to the c-130

[@OrionCorsari]

Absolutely - C130 rules.

[@paulryan2128]

No, it was #4. Din't you watch the video?

[@irishrover4658]

I was in the army on Hokkaido Japan when C -141s came to Japan. I remember one coming to Chitose just making its rounds of U.S. military bases.

[@Nathan93Baker]

C-119 " Boxcar" is probably the best aircraft ever made. I've watched Baloo from Talespin do some unbelievable stunts with that plane including landing on water in order to get away from the bad guys and deliver his cargo. 😎

[@riprapter6322]

NICE, but I would like to have seen more on C 141A or variants of the plane. The quality of the C 141 video was not as good as I had hoped. I spent 2000 plus flight hours on Starlifters. I also trained on C 130s. When I was a child, my father and family spent 3 years at Ramey Air Force Base in Puerto Rico. B 52s C124s, KC 135s, C119s and Remember U-2s and the smaller bombers that were B 57s. B 52s had AGM 28 Hound Dog Missiles. This was during the Cuban Missile crisis. Thank you for the look back.

[@thomassalois3508]

I once saw a C-17 pop a wheelie at the Rhode Island Air National Guard Air Show

[@1Dougloid]

Surprised that the C46 and the C54 were not included especially the C46. The designed purpose of the C17 was to put an M1 Abrams tank onto an unimproved dirt airstrip ready to fight. Of course it can do lots of other things. You should see the chem milled forged floor beams down under the deck.

[@billirvin9057]

In the 1970's and 89's I was aircrew on the C-130's as a communications operator on the airborne command post version and on the aircraft that caught de-orbited spy satellites out of Hawaii. An amazing aircraft and one that I have much love and respect for.

[@paaat001]

I think the KC-135 deserves a mention in this list.

[@ralphgreenjr.2466]

My first 4 parachute jumps in Basic Airborne School in 1969 were from this aircraft. NOISE, AV gas smell, vibrations and I swear the wings were flapping trying to take off! I can't attest to how it landed, never did that. My last jump at Basic Airborne School was a C-141. From a model T to a Corvette!

[@dunruden9720]

My first flight in an aircraft was in a Dakota. They were replaced by Fokker Friendships when I was about 14,

[@GuonMr]

I was assigned to Pope Field (at that, I should say Pope AFB) in 1957 & I remember a C-119 circling the base; there was an Army parachuter tangled, hanging, underneath the aircraft. I never found out what happened thereafter.

[@bullettube9863]

The ability to back up using reverse thrust was first developed for the Constellation in 1939! The C-130 can also be reversed and when you watch it back into a parking space it's something to see! I remember seeing as a boy Flying Boxcars flying along Lake Ontario on their way to Fort Drum. They looked weird and wonderful at the same time!

[@benlawson8288]

Not really sure the AC-119 was as good as you suggest. Worked on them in the AF Reserves for 6 years. Lots of maintenance issues.

[@calbob750]

Don’t forget the Museum of the Air Force at Wright Paterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, if you want to see many of these aircraft. Largest collection of US military aircraft. Free.

[@juliomlopez9564]

Amazing!!!

[@davidgardner863]

The C-130 was originally built by Lockheed, not Lockheed Martin. Lockheed and Martin merged in 1995.

[@ichimonjiguy]

4:54 respect to the aircraft (men and the machine)

[@ronnichols884]

As an aircraft electrician, I have been a passenger on the following aircraft; C47, C 123, C124, C130, and C141. I have worked on; C47, C130, C141, C5. These are just the cargo aircraft. I have worked on many different attack and fighter aircraft.

[@dragonmeddler2152]

Noticably left out are the C-133, C-97, C-46, C-117, C-54 and the Baby's C-1 and C-2 that could operate off aircraft carriers.

[@timothycook2917]

Um, it's a TOP 7 list, not a "Every cargo plane ever built" list

[@fawnlliebowitz1772]

@@timothycook2917 The C1 did an exceptional job for 32 years, very few could match that record especially under carrier use. The C2 one needs a calculator to figure out how many years it served and still is. One of them should be in there.

[@fawnlliebowitz1772]

The 133 was a pos widow maker, one that should never have been built. 117 was just an improved C47, not a totally different bird. You have a valid point with the 54 and one of the two Grumman's. I crewed 118's, 131's and C9's LOVED the 131 but the 118 was more of a ground breaker.

[@dragonmeddler2152]

@@fawnlliebowitz1772 Agree with your C-133 comment. It was a rare bird. I saw a couple flying out of NAS Cubi Point in the Philippines, back in the '60s, so we know at least two made it out there without splashing.

[@rayscott4780]

I made 4 jumps from the c-119 in jump school at ft benning in 1969.

[@brianleffingwell1060]

The only problem with the C 119 was if you lost an engine on takeoff you were in a serious word of hurt!!

[@timothycook2917]

Where I come from, it's called a "world" of hurt

[@FlyingAl2006]

According to the manual, a C-119 will not fly on 1 engine. On the way back from Korea with long range tanks installed in the cargo bay, Dad was command Pilot and they noticed oil coming out of the right engine. So they climbed until oil pressure dropped and then shut down the R engine. Slowly lost altitude until they were flying in ground affect, Flew in ground effect for almost 4 hours till they got to Guam and were able to land and spend 4 days there while they replaced the R engine. Continued on their way and at at about 2 AM over New Mexico they threw a prop blade and the entire left engine left the airplane and they crashed in the New Mexico dessert. First time they had the aircraft and the live crew and this crash was how they figured out why they were losing C-119's. Still have the accident report and poster that he made for the article in the Air Force times.

[@Allen46u5k]

you forgot the C-133 chargemaster

[@warplanner8852]

Ahhhhh memories! The $1.19 and The Barfmaster!

[@tomaspixa255]

Interesting, however, why there are no technical data ?

[@Egyf-s9j]

Your voice seems like Kent brokman in Simpsons

[@DAVALODS]

Jajaja si, tiene razón jaja

[@williamhollis6578]

I was thinking more Reverend Lovejoy.

[@flyingtigerline]

Loved the C118. Many fly in Alaska to this day.

[@joshuamoore24_7]

I would think a turbo prop version of "the flying boxcar", or a smaller cargo drone plane version would be a useful plane nowadays also.

[@WilliamMurphy-uv9pm]

The modernized C-130 does it all for middle to smaller loads not going transoceanic. More for "in theater" operations and resupply.

[@jamesdewan5834]

I was ground crew and flt. engineer C-54's during the Korean War. We won a Presidential Unit Citation for being the first one in to evacuate civilians in the Soeul area. I can't believe C-54 is not no. 2 on that list.

[@virginiatolles1664]

Good list, but I'd move the C-141 StarLifter up to the No. 1 spot. Without it, we would not have had the C-5, C-17, BAE 146, or others. While the DC-3 made aeromedical evacuation possible, the C-141 made ferrying chest wounds in pressurized conditions possible. She also made rapid deployment possible. Go StarLifter!!!

[@darylhunt2148]

You left out the Flying Wienie Wagon plus a few that others have brought up.

[@rogerfeuge1547]

Left out one for sure. A cargo aircraft that could do what no other aircraft could do. The Navy C-1.

[@CN-dv9nj]

Grew up born on USAF bases, I loved the Shakey Jake, I didn't believe my dad at first when he told me what she's called. (1960)

[@markrowland1366]

C47 was built by Mitsubishi in Japan and was also in the USSR. Both under license during WW2.

[@mentorofarisia371]

I would rank in order of importance to the military mission and longevity to generate some comments. My list - Top first - C-130. C-47, C-17, C-5, C-141, C-124, and C-119.

[@greggcollins4215]

How could you mention the C-119 and not mention that it starred in both "Flight of the Phoenix" movies.

[@agemartinussen8141]

Good and sturdy airplanes all of them:-)

[@md.moinulislam9467]

MASHAALLAH khub valo video.....

[@Airplanemeister]

See every one of those aircraft at the AMC Museum at Dover AFB DE. Free admission, real history. Disclaimer-you will have to see a C-17 thru the fence about a mile away. Except for the one at the National Museum of the USAF the C-17 is still in service. Plus many other airlifters mentioned by other below are at the AMC Museum.

[@davekisor1486]

During Vietnam, C-124s crashed into the Pacific with regularity. It seemed an engine bushing wore out well ahead of schedule. The Army knew it as "The Crashmaster."

[@mpgofast]

What? I was a R4360 engine mechanic on C-124's and C-97's and anything with a round engine, 1967-71 USAF, Frankfurt, Germany, those engines usually went 1800 hrs before o/H, some didn't make it, but that's why you have 3 spares

[@DmitryGTX]

I have the doubt that if today there are still c119 with the capacity to fly?, it is my favorite plane and to see one fly is one of my dreams

[@WilliamMurphy-uv9pm]

That's how the maintenance crews felt about C-119s. It was a dream when it did fly but otherwise was extremely unreliable with bad engines.

[@karstendoerr5378]

In the whole history of military transport aircraft, one thing is forgotten: the attempt to integrate VTOL into such aircraft. Was there never? But there was. Initial preliminary work began in 1959, and in February 1962 the aircraft manufacturer Dornier was awarded the contract to develop the Do 31 as a 25-ton class combat zone transporter for transporting 36 fully equipped soldiers for the German Air Force. In the first phase, the development program was limited to the construction of two hover frames, two airworthy prototypes and an Iron Bird to test the systems. In the 2nd phase, the Do-31 was to be developed to series production readiness. At the end of the first phase, the program was no longer pursued. In the view of many experts, it was discontinued too early as NATO's military requirements had changed. The entire Do-31 program cost just over 200 million DM, 40% of which was spent on British companies, mainly for the development of the engines. The Pegasus 5-2 main and cruise engine was developed by Bristol-Siddeley (later: Rolls-Royce) and was also used in the British Harrier vertical take-off aircraft. The prototype has been on display in the new Dornier Museum since July 2009.

[@UndersheriffChapman]

I knew the air craft we have now but I didn't know about the air craft we had in the passed

[@KMac329]

Very interesting.