Fairchild AU-23 Peacemaker

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AU-23 Peacemaker
Fairchild AU-23A Peacemaker in flight
Role	Armed gunship, counter-insurgency, utility transport Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Fairchild Aircraft
First flight	1971
Primary users	United States Air Force Royal Thai Air Force
Developed from	Pilatus PC-6 Porter

The Fairchild AU-23 Peacemaker is an American armed gunship, counter-insurgency, utility transport aircraft developed from the Pilatus PC-6 Porter for the United States Air Force. A total of 35 were built under license in the United States by Fairchild Industries, for use during the Vietnam War in the early 1970s. All aircraft were later sold to the Royal Thai Air Force.