News — 20 June 2020

New Releases of June 2020:

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#057
Fairchild C-123K/UC-123B/K Provider
“Operation Ranch Hand”

The Fairchild UC-123K Provider was an American special purpose aircraft, a version of the famous C-123 transport vehicle. The primary mission of these machines was to spray the dangerous Agent Orange herbicide in the sky of Vietnam to reduce deciduous cover over large areas, facilitating the detection of guerrilla groups and moving weapons. In total, 25 standard C-123K aircraft were converted to this standard, which were used in the following years with considerable success. The peak of such operations came in the second half of the 1960s, when the UC-123K carried out thousands of dangerous missions in the East Asian country, causing extensive damage to tens of thousands of acres. After the end of Operation Ranch Hand, all the surviving machines were converted back to C-123K standard. Five aircraft were lost during operations, and the total number of hits received by the UC-123K from ground fire reached nearly ten thousand, which proved its tough and reliable construction.

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#341
Heinkel He111 H-6

He 111H-6 - German twin-engine medium bomber, developed in the late 1930s from the previous He 111P. The main difference between the He 111H and its predecessor was its Jumo 211 engines, in addition to significantly strengthened defensive weapons, and new airscrews with wide blades. The aircraft was used throughout the war as not only a bomber but also a torpedo carrier. In this role, it was a serious threat to the enemy's ships and convoys. Production of the He 111H-6 was not discontinued even with the advent of more modern bombers. In total 1,775 aircraft of the He 111H-6 variant were produced.