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Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:05 am
In light of the current threads, do any of you guys have any good stories about that movie?
Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:35 pm
All I can say is the Air America pilot I know said he and all his comrades hate it with a passion. He flew C-46s and C-45s mostly.
Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:27 am
Off this topic... not related to the movie.... but for some real adventure stories check these out.
http://www.aircommandos.org/BobAndDon/
Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:24 am
I met an Air America Helio Courier pilot at the Fredericksburg event. Said they were flying all kinds of stuff in very tight spots. Wish I could've talked to him for a couple of hours. Would've been very interesting.
Ryan
Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:24 am
The current issue of Flight Journal - the one with the controversial Yeager article - also has a great yarn about an Air America crew and their somewhat unusual encounter with an Antonov biplane.
Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:30 am
Read the stories at their website, very impressive, inspiring and would make good screenplays.
http://www.air-america.org/
Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:16 pm
It was good to read the stories also. They brought back a lot of memories. I was "fortunate" to spend 1967 and part of 1968 in the area: NKP, Udorn and Ubon. Hard to believe it has been over 40 years ago. I didn't see any mention of the Pilatus Porter which was used quite a lot also. I was always amazed as to its take off performance, especially when it was loaded with rice and other supplies for the Lao people.
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