FOREIGN MILITARY SERVICE
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Forca Aerea Brasileira (FAB) In service: 1955 - 1967 |
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| Brazil acquired 12 C-82 Packets from US stores in 1955 with departure to
Brazil in January, 1956. The aircraft arrived at Base Aerea dos Afonsos and entered service with 1 Grupo de Transporte de Tropa (1 GTT), translated as the 1st Troop Transport Group. Brazilian Packet operations were served in partnership with the Army's parachute brigade with relative success. Brazil acquired more modern C-119 transports in late 1963 and the last C-82 was retired in 1967. All aircraft were in overall bare metal finish with national insignia on each wing with green & yellow tail fins and black anti-corrosion paint on the lower half of the booms and ventral fins. Markings were Forca Aerea Brasileira on the fuselage sides, the 4-digit serial number was on the tails along with the aircraft type (C82 2200 etc.), the last three digits of the serial number were repeated on the forward fuselage. |
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| Brazilian s/n | US s/n | msn | Remarks |
| 2200 | 48-584 | 10219 | Original serial number: 2065. To Brazilian operator Amazonia Ind e Comercio as PT-DLP. Crash landed 28 October 1970, Altamira, Brazil, reg. cancelled 1983. |
| 2201 | 48-586 | 10221 | Scrapped after retirement. Some sources have quoted this aircraft as having been stored at the Museu Aerospacial (MUSAL) in Rio de Janeiro but theres no known evidence for this. |
| 2202 | 48-585 | 10220 | Preserved at Museu Aerospacial (MUSAL), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| 2203 | 48-583 | 10218 | Scrapped after retirement. |
| 2204 | 48-580 | 10215 | Scrapped after retirement. |
| 2205 | 48-587 | 10222 | Scrapped after retirement. |
| 2206 | 48-577 | 10212 | Scrapped after retirement. |
| 2207 | 48-578 | 10213 | To Brazilian operator Amazonia
Ind e Comercio as PT-DNZ. Crashed 28 October, 1970, Serra do Norte, Brazil. |
| 2208 | 45-57822 | 10192 | Scrapped after retirement. |
| 2209 | 48-573 | 10208 | Scrapped after retirement. |
| 2210 | 48-571 | 10206 | Scrapped after retirement. |
| 2211 | 48-576 | 10211 | Scrapped after retirement. |
 Brazilian C-82 s/n: 2200 with slightly worn markings. Photo: G.S. Williams.  A 1967 color shot of C-82 s/n: 2207 detailing typical Brazilian markings. Although the engines have been stripped, according to records this aircraft later went into civil service only to crash in 1970.  A shot of C-82A 2206 showing to good effect the livery used by Brazil. |
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Fuerza Aerea Hondurena (FAH) In service: 1958 - 1960 |
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| Honduran s/n | US s/n | msn | Remarks |
| 793 | 44-22981 | 10025 | Only saw limited service due to
a lack of spares. Returned to the US for re-sale but never found a buyer even though several registrations (VR-ABD & N136E) were reserved. Scrapped in 1972. |
.jpg) Photographed at Long Beach Airport, California in 1967, the old Honduran livery is still evident with smudged out markings 793 on the boom and Fuerza Aerea Hondurena on the fuselage. Photo: Gordon Reid. |
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