One of the lesser-known aerial workhorses of the Vietnam War was the Fairchild C-123K Provider, a short-range assault transport that was used to airlift troops and cargo to and from short runways and ...

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The Fairchild C-123 became the backbone of Operation Ranch Hand, flying more than 20,000 spray sorties between 1962 and 1971 and dispersing approximately 19 million gallons of herbicides over Vietnam.

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 ...

A plane contract, which has been up in the air since the Kaiser Motor Co. lost it. finally came down to earth last week on a broad Maryland runway. Fairchild Engine & Airplane Corp. of Hagerstown, Md.