Fort Bragg in Fayetteville in Cumberland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Fairchild C-119
"Flying Boxcar"
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2009
1. Fairchild C-119 "Flying Boxcar" Marker
from the 1940s through the 1960s.
First aircraft to handle large parachute
loads containing 3/4 ton trucks and
105-mm howitzers.
Erected by 82nd Airborne Division Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Cold • War, Korean.
Location. 35° 7.793′ N, 79° 1.303′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. It is in Fort Bragg. It can be reached from Ardennes Street. Marker and airplane are on display about 225 feet east of the 82d Airborne Division Museum, Building C-6841, off Ardennes Street near Gela Street. Access is restricted due to Fort Bragg being an active military installation. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7242 Ardennes St, Fort Bragg NC 28307, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: M-56 Scorpion Self-Propelled Antitank Gun (a few steps from this marker); M-551A1 Sheridan Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle (a few steps from this marker); T-8 90mm (a few steps from this marker); UH-1A Iroquois Utility Helicopter (a few steps from this marker);
this page online
Also see . . . C-119 Census. (Submitted on June 3, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2009
2. Fairchild C-119 "Flying Boxcar" and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,122 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
