Royal Laotian Air Force organization
also: RLAF, Laotian Air Force
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in Germany and set up bases there in Greece. Seven, because by that time we had overthrown Greece too. Seven Poles with wartime experience in Royal Air Force partisan support units were hired to fly transport and parachute people into Alban…
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The Laotian Air Force averaged 400 tons a month in 1966. Air America moved 6,000 tons plus 16,000 passengers. Air America had facilities in Bangkok, Takli, and Udorn with maintenance performed at Udorn, the site of a major proprietary base.…
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In at least one case, according to Shackley, CIA even planted radio beacons on a Leothan Lao unit and monitored its movements. A cycle of operations developed. During the dry season, the North Vietnamese attacked the Hmong in the mountains …
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to pilot by pilot. It was never remedied. When Air America crews themselves ran drugs, there was nothing to stop them. Not until 1972 did the proprietary airline set up a security inspection service, and even then, it did no good. That was …
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and gave dozens of their C-123 airports to the Laotian Air Force. You know, kind of like we did in Taiwan. Just give the shit away. Many Air America employees at Udon were laid off. After the Laotian prohibition on its air operations, Air A…