Fairchild C-82A Packet

Fairchild C-82A Packet (HMTHD)

Location: Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98438 Pierce County
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Country: United States of America
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N 47° 7.89', W 122° 28.962'

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S/N 48-57574

In 1946, the 62d Troop Carrier Group received their first C-82s while stationed at Bergstrom TX in 1946. The unit would later move to McChord AFB on August 15, 1947. The 62d gained valuable experience during "Project Yukon" as operation that involved airlifting an Army infantry company and their equipment between McChord to Alaska. Between 1948-1949 The 62d TCG delivered flood relief supplies to several locations in Washington and Oregon, and in "Operation Hayride", airdropped tons of hay to stranded livestock in the Midwest during an unusually harsh winter. C-82s flew from the McChord until 1949 with the 62d TCGs 4th TCS, 7th TCS, and 8th TCS.

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Placed ByMcChord Air Museum
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Date Added Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 12:20pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 539231 N 5219907
Decimal Degrees47.13150000, -122.48270000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 47° 7.89', W 122° 28.962'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds47° 7' 53.40" N, 122° 28' 57.72" W
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Area Code(s)253
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 309 Vista Dr, Joint Base Lewis-McChord WA 98438, US
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