| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N5005X |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Chase C-123 Avitruc |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairchild C-123 Provider |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairchild C-123B Provider |
| C/n (msn): | 20206 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Ban San Thong (closed)Map (unconfirmed) |
| Country: | Laos |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | March 1966 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 431472 |
| Photo Comment |
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'Landing at Sam Thong, the USAID refugee operations center for northeastern Laos from 1962 until its fall on March 20, 1970.' This was one of the first Providers used by Air America. Ex 54-4545, N5005X was reserialled as 545 in June 1966. Converted to C-123K in 1968. To Laotian air force in 1973. Photo from: Ernest Kuhn / University of Wisconsin-Madison This photo was added on 17 January 2022, and has since been viewed 276 times. |