Fairchild C-123 Provider

C-123 Provider
A United States Coast Guard HC-123B Provider from CGAS Miami.
General information
Type	Military transport aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Chase Aircraft Fairchild Aircraft
Primary users	United States Air Force (historical) United States Coast Guard (historical) South Vietnam Air Force (historical)
Number built	307
History
Manufactured	1949–1970
Introduction date	1956
First flight	14 October 1949
Retired	1995 (Royal Thai Air Force)[1]
Developed from	Chase XCG-20
Variants	Chase XC-123A Stroukoff YC-134

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 included later service with the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard, it went on to serve the U.S. Coast Guard and various air forces in Southeast Asia. During the War in Vietnam, the C-123 was used to deliver supplies, to evacuate the wounded, for agent insertions behind enemy lines, and was also used to spray Agent Orange.