HERITAGE AIR GROUP C-119G
The following information was provided to me by Lance Bicknell regarding the restoration of N8092.
He would apreciate any additional information; you can contact him:
Lance
Fairchild Aircraft
Construction Number:- 10678
Year Built:- 1948
Aircraft Type:- C-119F-FA
USAF
Serial Number 51-2689
Transferred to RCAF :- 1952
RCAF
Serial Number:- 22103
Taken on Strength:- September 1952
Assignments:- 1952 - 436 Squadron, Edmonton.
1955 - 436 Squadron, Montreal.
1956 - 114 Communications Flight (Dec 1956 to Feb 1958),Capodichino, Italy.
Flew between there to Abu Suweir and El Arish in support of United Nations forces in Egypt.
1958 - 4 Operational Training Unit RCAF Trenton. Returned to 436 Squadron
Struck off Strength:- possibly in 1965 and turned over to Crown Assets for disposal.
Pilots:- Robert Candy. Possibly Ken Duncan, Fred Dimond and Gary Peterson
Federal Aviation Administration
Registration Number:- N8092
Manufacturers:- Fairchild
Manufacturers Serial Number:- 10678
Model:- C-119G
Manufactured Year:- 1948
Certificate Issue Date:- 01/08/1976
Owners:- Hawkins and Powers Aviation Inc
Present Certificate of Airworthiness:- None
Hawkins and Powers
Purchased for use as a water bomber
US Registration Number:- N8092
H&P Number:- Tanker # 140
1979:- Stored Derelict
1989:- Declared a wreck
1990:- Transferred to National Warplane Museum, Geneseo, New York
1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum, Geneseo,NY
2002:- Under Restoration: 1941 HAGM
Peter Perkins with HAGM
C-119 photos of mine, made at Greybull, click here
Two immediate mystery planes at Greybull are : "06" and another "06"