The Fairchild C-123 Provider had a unique history, starting as a glider (XCG-20) and later utilizing five different engine configurations: piston, turboprop, jet, and combined piston/jet. The most ...
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3 Engines, 2 Wars, 1 Scandal: The C-123’s Final Chapter
From jungle strips in Vietnam to postwar contamination scandals, the Fairchild C-123’s twilight years were as troubled as its ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reversing a long-held position, the Department of Veterans Affairs now says Air Force reservists who became ill after being exposed to Agent Orange residue while working on planes ...
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19 Million Gallons Sprayed: The C-123’s Darkest Vietnam Missions
The Fairchild C-123 “Provider” dropped napalm, cargo, and later 19 million gallons of Agent Orange across Southeast Asia.
U.S. Air Force reservists who did maintenance on C-123 aircraft used during the Vietnam war to spray the defoliant Agent Orange could have been exposed to harmful levels of dioxin even long after the ...
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