RODEN 056 FAIRCHILD C-123B PROVIDER (USAF POST WWII TRANSPORT) ROD056
1/72 SCALE
DESCRIPTION:
Fairchild received an order from the Air Force for 302 aircraft, designated the C-123B. The first production machine flew in September, 1954.
In the middle of 1955 the first aircraft entered service with the Air Force, receiving its official name of 'Provider'. Outside the Air Force, the Coast Guard became interested in the plane, and soon it received own version, the HC-123B. The Federal Aviation Administration, which controlled air transportation in remote regions of the country such as Alaska, also received the C-123, as the plane performed very well in extreme conditions.
The war in Vietnam was the setting for some of the most notorious pages in the history of the aircraft. As well as its primary task, the delivery of arms and soldiers, the C-123 was involved in the dispersal of Agent Orange defoliant over the jungle of Vietnam. Its deadly poison destroyed not only dense green vegetation, but as it transpired, people too. For this mission containers for toxic poison and external sprays were installed in ten C-123B's. This modification was designated the UC-123B. Others were less known, such as the C-123B planes with lighting systems in place of ramps and also the VIP planes used by military staff.
Another shady episode in the C-123B's biography was its operation by the airline 'Air America', which in fact belonged to the CIA and carried out secret missions in Southeast Asia. Quite often secret military affairs were closely intertwined with the transportation of drugs. This later became the basis for the well known Hollywood movie of the same name, and one of its main protagonists, apart from actors Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr, was the C-123B itself, taking full advantage of its appearance in many of the film's sequences.
FEATURES:
* Brand: Roden
* Title: Fairchild C-123B Provider Classic Planes
* Number: 056
* Scale: 1/72
* Type: Full kit
* Released: 2014 New tool
* Topic: Fairchild C-123 Provider » Propeller (Aircraft)
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