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“He had 59. The original chief pilot's name was Paul Holden, H-O-L-D-E-N. He was on his fifth mission to Dien Bien Phu when he was wounded by anti-aircraft fire. Pilots recall that the flak over the entrenched camp as being heavy and said it…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner- Presidents Secret Wars Chap 7a @ 32:20

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The Colonel’s Corner- Presidents Secret Wars Chap 7a
▶ 32:20 He had 59. The original chief pilot's name was Paul Holden, H-O-L-D-E-N. He was on his fifth mission to Dien Bien Phu when he was wounded by anti-aircraft fire. Pilots recall that the flak over the entrenched camp as being heavy and said it…
The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 11 (12)
▶ 29:52 Squad 1 having been the Laotian mission in the spring. In all, the CIA proprietary flew 684 times to the camp. Chief Pilot Paul Holden was wounded by anti-aircraft fire on his fifth mission. The top flyer, A.L. Junkins, made 64 flights. Nex…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 14 (15)
▶ 19:43 The first airborne weapons delivery to Sumatra took place on February 23rd. Packed on Okinawa by CIA officer James McElroy and coordinated from Clark Air Base by John Mason's deputy Garfield Thorsrud and Roger McCarthy, the loads were put a…
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