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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

Master Sgt. Bryan Muise, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, straps down the wings of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” inside a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. This C-119 was destined to be sold for scrap metal had it not been rescued by the Air Mobility Command Museum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

Portions of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” sit inside a C-5M Super Galaxy’s cargo bay during a mission to bring it to the Air Mobility Command Museum Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. These aircraft portions weighed around 23,000 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

An early photo of the 314th Troop Carrier Group’s Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-352 operating from a base in South Korea in 1953. This is the exact C-119 that is being transported to the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover Air Force Base, Del., for restoration and display. (Courtesy photo)
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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

A 709th Airlift Squadron patch sits on the shoulder of Master Sgt. Paul Adkins, 709th AS loadmaster, during a mission to bring the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” to the Air Mobility Command Museum via a C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter Dec. 16, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The 709th AS is a component of the 512th Airlift Wing, a Reserve unit stationed at Dover AFB, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

Loadmasters from the 709th Airlift Squadron load portions of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” onto a K-Loader during a mission to bring it to the Air Mobility Command Museum via a C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter Dec. 17, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The C-119 was a military transport aircraft used primarily to carry cargo, personnel and equipment. It also had airdrop capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

Master Sgt. Paul Adkins, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, lifts a tail-boom from the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” during a mission to bring it to the Air Mobility Command Museum via a C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter Dec. 17, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. C-119 are a twin tail-boomed cargo aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

Master Sgt. Paul Adkins, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, straps down the wings of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” inside a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Adkins is an experienced loadmaster with more than 3,500 flight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

Loadmasters from the 709th Airlift Squadron deploy jack pads from the forward cargo ramp of a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The jack pads support the weight of cargo as it is loaded onto the forward ramp. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

A tail-boom from the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” is loaded into a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. This C-119 airdropped mobile bridge sections during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

Loadmasters from the 709th Airlift Squadron pull portions of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” into the cargo bay of a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. This airlift mission was used as training experience for the new loadmasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

Staff Sgt. Johnathan Barnes, 412th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation specialist, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Chilcoat, 412th LRS air transportation specialist, push the palletized tail section of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” into a C-5M Super Galaxy’s cargo bay Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Barnes and Chilcoat, both stationed at Edwards AFB, were vital in logistic support of this mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
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436th Airlift Wing Chang of Command

Col. Ethan Griffin, right, accepts the wing colors from Brig. Gen. Patrick Mordente, 18th Air Force vice commander, left, Aug. 5, 2016, inside Hangar 706, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Griffin assumed command of the 436th Airlift Wing during a change of command ceremony and became 436th AW’s 33rd commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
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436th Airlift Wing Chang of Command

Col. Ethan Griffin, right, accepts the wing colors from Brig. Gen. Patrick Mordente, 18th Air Force vice commander, left, Aug. 5, 2016, inside Hangar 706, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Griffin assumed command of the 436th Airlift Wing during a change of command ceremony and became 436th AW’s 33rd commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
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436th Airlift Wing Chang of Command

Col. Ethan Griffin, right, accepts the wing colors from Brig. Gen. Patrick Mordente, 18th Air Force vice commander, left, Aug. 5, 2016, inside Hangar 706, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Griffin assumed command of the 436th Airlift Wing during a change of command ceremony and became 436th AW’s 33rd commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
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436th Airlift Wing Chang of Command

Brig. Gen. Patrick Mordente, 18th Air Force vice commander, left, Col. Michael Grismer, 436th Airlift Wing commander, center, and Col. Ethan Griffin, right, salute the U.S. flag during the singing of the national anthem Aug. 5, 2016, inside Hangar 706, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The 436th Airlift Wing held a change of command ceremony officiated by Mordente. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
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