...Ever see the C-119’s
I saw some C-119s that had a small jet mounted on top, looked like the same kind as the C-123s had two of. A J-47, maybe? I guess they made gunships of of those, too, but I never saw any of those.
I liked the Caribou. De Havilland made some tough birds. They used to drop off mail and parts out front of our work area. Sometimes replacement troops. Kind of like a city bus. One would come along every hour or two. Those pilots would run the engines up and let the brakes off while pulling back on the yoke and the front tires were off the ground instantly. Talk about STOL. Amazingly agile but an easy target, too. Interesting about your Dad. Did he fly them?