56th Special Operations Wing organization
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“more specifically constant support from AC-47 gunships from the 14th Special Operations Wing. The unit's operation officer, Colonel William Ginn, G-I-N-N Jr., met with Vang Pao to explain the air support system and promised that no more Lim…”
▶ The Colonels corner president, secret wars chapter 14 continued @ 36:58
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▶ 14:24
The T-28 force eventually attained a strength of 100 fighter bombers and was referred to as the 56th Special Operations Wing. This was supplemented by a wide use of the Air Force gunships, which was first the AC-47, later the AC-119, and th…
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more specifically constant support from AC-47 gunships from the 14th Special Operations Wing. The unit's operation officer, Colonel William Ginn, G-I-N-N Jr., met with Vang Pao to explain the air support system and promised that no more Lim…
▶ 22:30
Attacks in support of the Hmong were carried out from Thailand and their air force of T-28s. A few of these planes were given to Laos to lend credibility to their cover story. The T-28 force eventually attained a strength of 100 fighter bom…