On display at IAF Museum Palam. This workhorse of the IAF was inducted in No. 12 Sqn “Yaks” in Jan 1954 to replace Dakotas. Known as the “Packet” in Indian service, the aircraft was vital in supporting the Indian Army in the Himalayas.
Converted to C119L in '73. Received civil reg N8512N, then N37484. Several owners and uses, including smuggling TVs between Texas and Mexico. Now preserved at Hulbert Field, FL painted as an AC-119G.
Had been planning to visit Battle Mountain NV for quite a while and
when I got there on 8th February 2013 it was snowing - hard! I believe this to be C-119G N5216R former RCAF machine 22131 and cn 10956.
On display at Aerospace Museum of California in Sacramento, CA - (RCAF s/n 22114 was delivered to the RCAF Air Transport Command on March 18, 1953 - It's currently painted in USAF markings)