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Fairchild C-82 Packet : the military and civil history / Simon D. Beck.
Van Pelt Library TL686.F19 B43 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beck, Simon D., 1972- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fairchild aircraft--History.
- Fairchild aircraft.
- Transport planes--United States--History.
- Transport planes.
- Airplanes, Military--United States--History.
- Airplanes, Military.
- History.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 316 pages ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
- Summary:
- "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. This book provides a comprehensive history of the C-82, detailing each of the 224 aircraft built, with technical diagrams, multiple appendices and photos"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The airplane
- Mission
- Specifications
- Serial number list
- Variants
- Steward-Davis Jet-Packet
- Jet-Packet variants
- The Flight of the Phoenix
- Military operators
- Operators/owners
- Production histories.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476669755
- 1476669759
- OCLC:
- 967500989
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