| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 56-4362 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Chase C-123 Avitruc |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairchild C-123 Provider |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairchild UC-123K Provider |
| C/n (msn): | 20246 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 18 August 2013 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 57882 |
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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. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 April 2018, and has since been viewed 270 times. |