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 …

In September 1965, the US Air Force contracted E-Systems of Greenville, Texas to modify 2 C-123B aircraft as part of Project Black Spot. The modifications involved the outfit of the aircraft,...

From November 1968 to May 1969, these “gunships” flew 186 missions, destroyed 415 trucks and damaged 273 more. While operating as armed night surveillance units in the Mekong Delta, …

The rugged C-123 became an essential part of U.S. Air Force airlift during the Southeast Asia War, where it flew primarily as an, The Provider was a short-range assault transport used for …

The long developmental line of Fairchild 123 “Provider” cargo aircraft (which actually began as a glider!) peaked with the 1968 conversion of two jet-recip.-powered C-123K airframes into long …

Chase C-123 / Fairchild M-205 C-123 Provider. Chase Aircraft designed the first all-metal transport glider, the XCG-18, followed by the larger and more efficient MS-8 Avitruk model. …

The C-123 Provider was a short-range assault transport used for airlifting troops and cargo to and from small, unprepared airstrips. The rugged C-123 became an essential part of U.S. Air Force …

The C-123 holds the distinction of being the first all jet AF transport, XC-123A. Also, there was an amphibian version, YC-123E of which only one example was built (55-4031). Although there …

2023年5月8日 · The Fairchild C-123 Provider, an iconic transport aircraft, was born in the 1940s to meet the United States Air Force’s (USAF) growing demand for a reliable, versatile …

In the middle of 1967 two planes, designated NC/AC-123K, at first transferred to South Korea for training flights, and at the end of 1968 finally came to Vietnam. Their military career lasted …