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On August 11, 1950, the Fairchild XC-120 (also known as the Pack Plane) made its first flight. Without exaggeration, it was among the more unconventional airplanes built in the United States in the post-World War II era. Built by Fairchild Aircraft for the U.S. Air Force, the transport...
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