Fairchild Aviation Corporation was founded by Sherman Fairchild in 1924, based in Farmingdale and East Farmingdale, New York. Following the death of its founder, Fairchild changed its name to Fairchild Industries in 1971.
In the early 1960s, Fairchild began purchasing Republic's stock and finally acquired Republic Aviation in July 1965.
After the company's takeover of Dornier's civil assets in 1996, the company was renamed Fairchild Dornier. This company became insolvent in early 2002.
The Fairchild Model 24, also called the Fairchild Model 24 Argus/UC-61 Forwarder or Fairchild Model 24 Argus, is a four-seat, single-engine monoplane light transport aircraft designed by the Fairchild Aviation Corporation in the 1930s. It was adopted by the United States Army Air Corps as UC-61 and also by the Royal Air Force. The Model 24 was itself a development of previous Fairchild models and became a successful civil and military utility aircraft.
Fairchild Model 24R9, registration PH-FAI, built 1939, serial number R9-418 Ede, Netherlands, 23 August 2019
The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (Navy and Marine Corps designation R4Q) is an American military transport aircraft developed from the World War II-era Fairchild C-82 Packet, designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter patients, and mechanized equipment, and to drop cargo and troops by parachute. The first C-119 made its initial flight in November 1947, and by the time production ceased in 1955, more than 1,100 C-119s had been built. Its cargo-hauling ability and unusual twin-boom design earned it the nickname "Flying Boxcar".
Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar, registration IK450, built 1953, serial number 11262 Indian Air Force Museum, Delhi, India, 28 April 2018
