Richard Henson (second from left) shown with his first airplane that he and two friends purchased in 1930 for $1500.00 The airplane was a Kreider-Reisner C-2 Challenger and was built in Hagerstown in 1928.
The Fairchild PT -19 Primary Trainer designed in 1939 placed Fairchild as a major producer of aircraft for World War II. Well over 5000 were made up through 1943. Dick Henson is shown piloting an early version.
The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar served as the US. military's major cargo hauler during the Korean War and much of the 1950s. Here shown with Jet Assisted Take Off the C-119 made Fairchild a major manufacturer of military aircraft and Hagerstown the home of famous "Flying Boxcar".
The Fairchild / Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, still in use, has proven itself the most lethal close-air-support aircraft in the U. S. arsenal. Winning acclaim in Operation Desert Storm, Afghanistan and again in Operation Iraqi Freedom the A-10 that began production in 1976, is still filling its role! Shown here is an early version undergoing test flight.
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