***Ervin Davis, the creator and maintainer of this website passed away April 22, 2007.
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![]() | 'Secret Air Force' T-28's on Flight line at "Project Water Pump", where their flight Call Sign was "Tiger", but others occasionally also used ; such as "Zorro" (normally assigned to NKP), "Victor" (assigned to Wattay birds), etc.
NOTE : WW-II Japanese Tower in background (left) beside water tank tower (right). | ||
![]() | C-46 parked in front of Air America Headquarters for all South Asian / Pacific operations Restricted Area N-E Thailand | ||
![]() | Hummmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmm Love that sound ! NOTE : T-28's were the first American built Counterinsurgency fighter used during the Vietnam War. | ||
![]() | Wattay International Airport Vientiane -(Capital of)- Laos, 1967 NOTE : Soviet aircraft, lower left of photo. Soviets aided 1960 coup d'�tat invasion of Vientiane, flying in Kong Le guerrilla forces. NOTE : Soviets also flew covert missions from Wattay, dropping guns to Pathet Lao, while our side also flew from Wattay, dropping 'materials' to their Meo (Hmong) victims. NOTE : Air America in old Civil Air Transport hangar on left, 'B.I. Bird & Sons Co">' hanger outside of view lower left (SEE : " White Star") (Site Code : L-32) | ||
![]() | Royal Lao Air Force 'designated' T-28's parked at Wattay Air Field, Laos in 1967 NOTE : Detachable national ID placard on side of aircraft & 'NO' RLAF tail logo :-) | ||
![]() | NOTE : Royal Lao Air Force T-28 # 0-00306 following Pathet Lao 1966 sapper attack at Louang Phabang (Site Code : L-54) NOTE : RLAF tail logo | 50 caliber BMG, 500 lb "Daisy Cutter" bomb & two 250 lb. bombs.NOTE : Our "Daisy Cutter" Bombs were an invention of an ingenious A.A. employee who grasp the idea during a night of drinking. A day or so later his drinking buddy, RLAF Airman at L.P., gathered the needed materials for the R & D prototype and started welding used aircraft gun barrels directly into the nose fuse cavity of bombs !
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![]() | Air America Hqts NOTE : Secret EB-26 Electronic Warfare aircraft parked in front of Air America's Maintenance Hangers at Udorn in 1967, known as one of "The Company Planes".
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