This a/c was flown to the USAF Museum in June 1980, just three months before this slide was taken. It is parked near the museum restoration hangar across the airfield from the museum, which can be seen in the background. It is currently on display inside the museum.

This Provider on display at the National Museum of the USAF was accepted by the USAF in 1957 and saw extensive service in Vietnam as a 'Ranch Hand' sprayer (possibly the most ill-conceived and reckless program ever devised by the USAF). The aircraft took almost 600 hits in combat so was named 'Patches' for the damage repairs that covered it. In addition, seven of its crew received the Purple Heart for wounds received in the line of duty.