I worked on that plane while stationed at Bien Hoa, Brings back a lot of memories.
@RokkerBoyy
Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for your service.
@exohauler
2 жыл бұрын
Nice job! Nice perspective too. Never knew that that the Provider had the same powerplant as a T-38 and others. Thanks!
@welaatsch2
9 ай бұрын
I flew as loadmaster on one of these rugged amazing airplanes in 1965 -66 out of Tan San Nuit. It was before the jets were added...some of the take offs were sort of scary. An amazing nearly indestructible joy of an airplane. Never did the "ranch hand" thing just cargo and people.
@rokker3416
9 ай бұрын
Thats cool! Thanks for sharing your story and thank you for your service.
@TheEuropeanCanadian
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rokker very cool
@AgentAlex96
3 жыл бұрын
Nice. Shout outs Rokker, big ups TEC
@tjlee9308
2 жыл бұрын
the best place on earth!!
@earlsmall9808
2 жыл бұрын
Brings back memories.
@RokkerBoyy
2 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear! Thank you for your service.
@earlsmall9808
10 ай бұрын
Thank you.@@RokkerBoyy
@NOC1TIME
Жыл бұрын
Go Thunder Pigs..
@thefivepoints
3 жыл бұрын
Welcome to Con Air.
@JimJJGates
2 жыл бұрын
So, I am assuming that this is the Bird that Lt. Col(Ret) Halliday refers to in his book Flying Through Midnight. Where being Described the 123 he states " There's one flying over in Nam that has taken so many hits they've nicknamed it Patches".
@RokkerBoyy
2 жыл бұрын
That would be this bird, yep.
@glennhargrove3299
Жыл бұрын
I saw this plane when I was TDY to Saigon for three days in 1969. I saw it in the museum when I was there about five years ago. Somewhere somebody told me this plane sprayed for mosquitoes. We had C123 Ranch Hands at DaNang that sprayed Agent Orange and they were painted camo. Too bad they had to remove the tank and spray equipment to be politically correct. It destroys the history of the aircraft.
@RokkerBoyy
Жыл бұрын
I dont think it was done to be politically correct, the museum still talks about Ranch Hand. I think this is just representative of how the plane was delivered to the museum.
@gretchenreed6652
3 жыл бұрын
Please let me know if June is a go. Also the time we can go in.
@RokkerBoyy
3 жыл бұрын
The museum has officially put it online, C-123K Patches will be open June 19th, From 11 AM to 3 PM.
@gretchenreed6652
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks As much as I’d like be there I won’t be able to make it.
@RokkerBoyy
3 жыл бұрын
@@gretchenreed6652 Keep an eye out on the Events page for the museum from time to time. They may open it again in the future.
@gretchenreed6652
3 жыл бұрын
I Was at the museum in 2019 and patches was sealed due to agent orange contamination. How did you get to do this film. It was great.
@RokkerBoyy
3 жыл бұрын
They opened it up for one night for people to look in.
@gretchenreed6652
3 жыл бұрын
I have a friend who flew patches in Nam. That is why I wanted to see the inside. Thank you
@RokkerBoyy
3 жыл бұрын
@@gretchenreed6652 Well I'm happy that you found this video then. Do you or this friend of yours happen to live close enough to possibly visit the museum in June by any chance?
@gretchenreed6652
3 жыл бұрын
@@RokkerBoyy No he lives in Utah. We were in Dayton celebrating his pilot class 50th anniversary. Are they opening Patches again?
@gretchenreed6652
3 жыл бұрын
I live in Pittsburgh.
@thomasbarrett5662
3 жыл бұрын
It’s a shame that political correctness changed this Ranch Hand spray equipped UC-123 to a C-123 Cargo / troop configuration. .The original display was to honor those who flew the aircrafts Vietnam combat missions as a spray aircraft. I believe three Ranch Hand crew members earned Purple Hearts in this aircraft. I flew 541 UC-123 spray missions in Vietnam 1966-1967. My aircraft took 67 hits that year and fifteen of my fellow crew members were KIA. Configuring “Patches” as a “trash hauler” is disrespectful to its history and the sacrifice made by its crew members.
@RokkerBoyy
3 жыл бұрын
They still have a display and video about Ranch Hand playing next to the plane.
@mikehogan1466
2 жыл бұрын
Isnt this a shame that our lovely govt.has made the 123s disappear? I'm a former member of the 311th air commando as Jan.68 till August 69.sick as a dog with a potpourri of diseases.gonna be 74 but believe shelf life is coming to an end.
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