The aircraft on display is painted to represent the YC-125B used for cold
weather testing and based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in
1950.
Northrop YC-125B
Raider
The YC-125 was designed to operate from rough, short airfields and to be easily maintained. It was intended to be a troop and equipment transport to forward combat areas and Arctic rescue. Tests found the aircraft to be significantly underpowered for the intended missions.