The Fairchild C-123 Provider is an American military transport aircraft designed by Chase Aircraft and then built by Fairchild Aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. In addition to its USAF service, which included later service with the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard, it also went on to serve most notably with the … See more The C-123 Provider was designed originally as an assault glider aircraft for the United States Air Force (USAF) by Chase Aircraft as the XCG-20 (Chase designation MS-8 Avitruc) Two powered variants of the XCG-20 were … See more Chase XCG-20 Two prototype all-metal troop transport gliders built by Chase Aircraft, later designated the XG-20, one became the XC … See more • 9 October 1958: A C-123B Provider, AF Ser. No. 55-452', en route from Hill AFB, Utah to McChord AFB, Washington, with five USAF Thunderbirds flight crew and 14 maintenance personnel, flew through a flock of birds and crashed into a hillside six miles east of See more Data from The Observer's Book of Basic Aircraft: Military (dimensions), Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969–70 (weights and performance) See more The first recipients of C-123 aircraft were USAF transport units, soon followed by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) which used the aircraft for See more • 54-0555 – Royal Thai Air Force Museum, Don Muang AFB. • 54-0576 – Jesada Technik Museum, Thailand, C-123K (aircraft used in … See more A C-123K (54-709), N709RR (since destroyed in a crash in 2010) was prominently featured in the action film Con Air (1997); … See more http://prk-aviation.nl/Fairchild%20C123.htm
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WebMax Speed: 228.00 mph. Ceiling: 32000.0 Ft. The C-123 is based on the airframe developed in 1945 by Chase Aircraft Co. of New Jersey. It was a 16-passenger troop-carrying glider of all wooden construction. First flown in 1945, it was towed by four-engine C-54 transports. In … WebOn October 5, 1986, a US cargo plane (the twin sister **) of El Avion's own Fairchild C-123, was shot down over southern Nicaragua. One of the crewmembers, C.I.A operative Eugene Hasenfus, parachuted to safety and was captured by the Sandinista army. Led out of the jungle at gun point, Hasenfus's very existence set in motion an incredible chain ... disturbed believe album cover
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WebFull article: Corporate Air Services HPF821 Hasenfus was aboard the Fairchild C-123 cargo plane, N4410F, [2] formerly USAF 54-679, (c/n 20128), shot down over Nicaragua on October 5, 1986, while delivering … WebThe C-123 Provider was an American military transport aircraft designed by Chase Aircraft and subsequently built by Fairchild Aircraft for the United States Air Force. It went on to serve most notably with various … http://aviastar.org/air/usa/fair_provider.php?p=2 disturbed by the dead baby trainspotting