Unbeatable museum quality best describes our handcrafted C-119G French CIA Markings model airplane. After passing through the hands of master craftsmen, the parts are sanded and primed many times. Talented artists then paint on the intricate details with great accuracy. A final coat of clear lacquer protects the C-119G French CIA Markings model and gives it a glossy finish. The C-119G French CIA Markings model airplane comes with a handsome mahogany-based chrome pedestal, and to ensure that it is ready for delivery, it undergoes various stages of quality control before being placed in its box. The C-119G French CIA Markings model airplane is perfect as an addition to a growing collection or as an exquisite gift to a loved one. C-119G History: The C-119, developed from the WW II Fairchild C-82, was designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter patients, and mechanized equipment, and to drop cargo and troops by parachute. This widely used twin-boom transport was a more powerful development of the C-82, powered by the R-3350 or R-4360 radials. Used in Vietnam by the French and US forces, the C-119 was a capable aircraft, but complicated to operate and hard to fly on one engine. It carried cargo, personnel, litter patients and mechanized equipment and could drop troops and cargo by parachute. For airdrops, the rear loading doors were often removed. In addition to the U.S. forces, the air forces of Canada, Belgium, Italy and India also received C-119s.