The Justice Prisoner Air Transportation System is a United States Marshals Service airline charged with the transportation of persons in legal custody between prisons, detention centers, courthouses,
An unmarked McDonnell Douglas MD-83 flying for JPATS (2008)
A U.S. Marshal on a "Con Air" flight (c. 2000)
Patch of JPATS, Air Operations Division, Air Crew.
Prisoners deplaning (c. 2000)
Fairchild C-123 Provider
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The Fairchild C-123 Provider is an American military transport aircraft designed by Chase Aircraft and built by Fairchild Aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. In addition to its USAF service, which includ
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…Air (1997), starring Nicolas Cage, was inspired by the operations of the agency, with the title being a reference to its nickname. The film is set on a Fairchild C-123 Provider, an aircraft that JPATS never actually operated, and its interior more closely resembles a prison than actual JPATS aircraft, which do not significantly…
A United States Coast Guard HC-123B Provider from CGAS Miami.
A Chase XG-20 glider, which was later converted to the XC-123A prototype.
The XC-123 prototype.
USAF C-123Bs in the 1950s.