1951 Northrop YC-125B
1951 Northrop YC-125B (S/N 48626 / C/N 2510) Aircraft Project, owned by the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF) and determined excess to collection needs. Aircraft has three Wright R-1820-99 engines and is not airworthy or suitable for flight purposes. Original data plate is present and no maintenance log books are available for the aircraft and engines.
The Northrop YC-125 was a military version of the Northrop N-23 Pioneer commercial cargo aircraft. The YC-125 series was intended to satisfy two types of missions for the Air Force: troop and equipment transport to forward combat areas and Arctic rescue. The YC-125 was designed to operate from rough, short airfields and to be easily maintained.
Thirteen YC-125As were ordered in 1948 to test the aircraft's ability to haul troops and cargo.
National Museum of the US Air Force
Wright-Patterson AFB
Dayton, OH
1951 Northrop YC-125B
1951 Northrop YC-125B (S/N 48626 / C/N 2510) Aircraft Project, owned by the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF) and determined excess to collection needs. Aircraft has three Wright R-1820-99 engines and is not airworthy or suitable for flight purposes. Original data plate is present and no maintenance log books are available for the aircraft and engines.
The Northrop YC-125 was a military version of the Northrop N-23 Pioneer commercial cargo aircraft. The YC-125 series was intended to satisfy two types of missions for the Air Force: troop and equipment transport to forward combat areas and Arctic rescue. The YC-125 was designed to operate from rough, short airfields and to be easily maintained.
Thirteen YC-125As were ordered in 1948 to test the aircraft's ability to haul troops and cargo.
National Museum of the US Air Force
Wright-Patterson AFB
Dayton, OH