When we think of exciting aircraft, we typically imagine sleek fighters speeding through the sky, and Cargo planes rarely capture our imagination, yet one bulky and seemingly mundane aircraft stands ...
U.S. Air Force reservists who did maintenance on C-123 aircraft used during the Vietnam war to spray the defoliant Agent Orange could have been exposed to harmful levels of dioxin even long after the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reversing a long-held position, the Department of Veterans Affairs now says Air Force reservists who became ill after being exposed to Agent Orange residue while working on planes ...
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The C-123: From lifesaver to controversy

Originally designed as a rugged transport for short, hostile runways, the Fairchild C-123 became indispensable in Vietnam. It ...