Fairchild C-82 Packet

C-82 Packet
C-82A Packet
General information
TypeCargo and troop transport
National originUnited States
ManufacturerFairchild Aircraft
Primary userUnited States Army Air Forces
Number built223
History
Manufactured1944–1948
First flight10 September 1944
Developed intoFairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

The C-82 Packet is a twin-engine, twin-boom cargo aircraft designed and built by Fairchild Aircraft. It was used briefly by the United States Army Air Forces and the successor United States Air Force following World War II.