But it was no ordinary aircraft. The helicopter ... Loaches were common in Vietnam but not in Laos, so Air America needed to start using them in full view of North Vietnamese sympathizers.
towards the beginning of what would be a nearly-decade-long American effort to quell communism in Vietnam. The O-2 served admirably as a forward air control aircraft, which entailed coordinating ...
It has been 50 years since the fall of Saigon, which was the last major event of the Vietnam War. A First Lieutenant pilot in ...
Aerial port stern view of the U.S. Navy Aircraft ... ship and its air wing received a Presidential Unity Citation, an award honoring extraordinary heroism for their actions in Vietnam from ...
Vietnam ordered ... L-39s to the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF). The company, however, did not specify when the delivery was completed. Vietnam ordered 12 aircraft in 2021, with the first ...