Modern history Air America and the war in Laos1959--1974 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS Michelle Nickerson FergusonJ. MichaelSecretly owned by the CIA, Air America operated as a civilian airline in the hazardous conditions of war-torn Laos from 1959 to 1974. Since the delicate diplomatic ...
Deano In America About My Other Blogs My USA Travels Category: Air ShowMemorial Day 2014: Remember the Fallen An Aussie Nomad’s quest to reach all 50 States Ok, so I am way behind in writing about my current travels but given my recent posts are about very diverse geographical locations...
Thies, When Governments Collide: Coercion and Diplomacy in the Vietnam Conflict 1964-1968 (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1980); Andrew Pierre, "America Down, Russia Up: The Changing Political Role of Military Power," Foreign ~ International Security, Fall 1990(Vol. 15, No. 2) 0...
However, the unmarked Air America helicopter below is obviously transporting a canon representing a grander scale of "hard rice." Incidentally, the same helicopters used to hover over our airfield in Luang Prabang, Laos acting as observers while we fueled T-28 attack aircraft. At first observatio...
“The military air racers that flew in the Pulitzer and Schneider races in 1920s America and Europe reflected a desire to push aircraft development, which resulted in indirect and direct advances in aircraft streamlining and engine development,” says Kinney. “The Supermarine S.6B air racer and...
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USAF assumed controlin June 1968and name was changed toTask Force Alpha ( overall EW program of dropping sensors along theHo Chi MinhTrail was known as Igloo White ) Air America Scratch-Pad Sheet Sheet from a scratch pad from: "AIR AMERICA HANGER 137-C TAN-SON-NHUT AFB SAIGON...
In 1972, the domino was being stopped in South Korea and Thailand. It was as if Nixon, then Ford, and America itself decided to withdraw south of the Mekong by 1975, abandoning Laos and Cambodia. Unsustainable, it was coming to an end. ...
I just wanted to take the time to personally thank you and your colleagues for such brilliant service. My boyfriend and I bought 8 flights in total with air trek whilst this summer we were travelling South East Asia and North America. We are now living in Australia- having got here safe ...