The Hagerstown Aviation Museum is in the process of preparing its Fairchild C-123 Provider N681DG to fly home to Hagerstown. The Vietnam War-era plane was manufactured in 1956 at the Fairchild ...

A military cargo plane manufactured in Hagerstown is coming home. The 1956 Fairchild C-123K Provider, which was manufactured at the Fairchild Aircraft Co. in Hagerstown, was acquired by the Hagerstown ...

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The Fairchild C-123 began life as a powerless glider, then became a cargo hauler, gunship, and even a chemical sprayer in Vietnam. Loved by crews and cursed by others, its history is one of the ...

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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.

Retired Air Force reserve tech Sgt. Ed Kienle, 73, holds a picture of himself, left, and fellow reservists during an interview at his home, Thursday, June 11, 2015, in Wilmington, Ohio. The government ...