Fairchild C-82A Packet

In 1946, the 62nd 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 62nd gained valuable experience during "Project Yukon" an operation that involved airlifting an Army infantry company and their equipment between McChord to Alaska. Between 1948-1949 the 62nd 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 a unusually harsh winter. C-82s flew from the McChord until 1949 with the 62nd TCGs 4th TCS, 7th TCS, and 8th TCS.


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