The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar was a military transport aircraft designed to carry cargo, merchandise, and troops. Its design was derived from the Fairchild C-82 Packet, a World War II-era transport aircraft. The aircraft performed its first flight in November 1947 and entered service in December 1949. More than 1,180 examples of the C-119 were built between 1949 and 1955, when production was suspended.