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When the North Vietnamese Army overran South Vietnam in 1975, Air America helicopters participated in Operation Frequent Wind evacuating both US civilians and South Vietnamese people associated with the Saigon regime.
23 kwi 2019 · Life as an Air America CIA Pilot in Vietnam. In September 1964, Neil Hansen began his adventure as a pilot with Air America—the CIA’s secret airline—working clandestine operations in Southeast Asia. by Neil Hansen 4/23/2019. Share This Article.
In total, the United States military lost in Vietnam almost 10,000 aircraft, helicopters and UAVs (3,744 planes, [4] 5,607 helicopters [3] and about 1,000 UAVs. [1] [5]). South Vietnam lost 1,018 aircraft and helicopters from January 1964 to September 1973.
6 lis 2023 · As a tribute to Air America’s efforts in Phnom Penh, the following files describe the aircraft of the Khmer Air Force, as they appear in the reports of LMAT and Air America’s Phnom Penh Station preserved at the Air America Archives: Aircraft of the Royal Lao Air Force.
5 sty 2024 · Air America also performed missions on behalf of the US Embassy in Vietnam, transporting diplomats and dignitaries to and from major Vietnamese cities. MEDEVAC missions became common as the war progressed, often achieved with skilful piloting of Bell 204B helicopters [ source ].
2 cze 2019 · America's final act in the Vietnam War produced an iconic image - a helicopter perched on a rooftop as a long line of Vietnamese desperately tried to climb aboard. For some U.S. pilots...
16 mar 2020 · During the 1960s and 1970s, Air America, while secretly CIA-controlled, was an actual airline in Vietnam with regular passenger routes. It operated up to 23 PC-6s at a time. I flew rice drops and refugee evacuations, plus the occasional “hard rice drop,” which was our term for ammunition resupply.
