24 U.S. Air Force Fairchild C-123B <i>Provider</i> aircraft at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, waiting for take-off. C-123B's were loaded with fuel drums to burn parts of the Boi Loi woods northwest of Saigon, Vietnam. Each aircraft carried 24 208 l (55 US gal) drums. the ensueing blaze was fed by strike aircraft and the smoke clouds reached up to 2.600 m.
USAF
1965-03-31
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afhso.af.mil/">U.S. Air Force Historical Studies Office</a> publication <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afhso.af.mil/shared/media/afhistory/tactical_airlift.pdf">Tactical Airlift (AFD-101013-035)</a> p. 391.