uc-123b - BONGDATV

The C-123B was utilized as a troop carrier, medivac transport, and support missions from short, minimally-prepared landing strips. Operational enhancements continued and the aircraft was used extensively during the Vietnam conflict for a multitude of missions.

The C-123 was the only aircraft type to operate with four distinctive power plant types: pure jet (XC-123A); pure recip (C-123B); mixed jet /recip (C-123K); and pure turboprop (C-123T). John Limbach, CMSgt USAF (Ret'd.)

This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database. Airframe Family: Chase (Fairchild) C-123 Provider. Latest Model: C-123K Provider. Last Military Serial:

Ranch Hand UC-123s received over 7,000 hits, developing a reputation as the most shot-at U.S. Air Force aircraft in Southeast Asia. Creating the Mission: 1962-1964. In 1961 South Vietnamese president Ngo Dinh Diem requested USAF help to remove enemy cover.