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2023-10-03 Southeast Asia

In 1968, A Secret U.S. Military Base Was Overrun By Elite North Vietnamese Commandos

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Posted by badanov 2023-10-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
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#1 Absolutely great foto of a RU An-2 biplane being shot down by a door gunner in a Huey. Note the 'Air America' Huey markings and the attire of the door gunner.

* An Air America Bell UH-1B, XW-PHF that had been resupplying the site gave chase to the two attacking aircraft. Using an AK-47, the American crew (Ted Moore Captain, Glen Wood Kicker) succeeded in shooting down one of the An-2s while the second aircraft was forced down by combined ground and air fire, eventually crashing into a mountain. The surviving Antonov returned to its home base, Gia Lam, near Hanoi. Source = CIA Archive.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-10-03 01:41|| 2023-10-03 01:41|| Front Page Top

#2 I'll go out on a limb here and call that vapor trail from the upper left wing a fuel leak.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-10-03 07:02|| 2023-10-03 07:02|| Front Page Top

#3 You mean the USA isn't/wasn't the only one with elite troops? My confidence is now simply crushed.

Posted by DooDahMan 2023-10-03 07:13|| 2023-10-03 07:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Lima Site 85

Interesting to some: Phou Pha Thi is a major center of Opium Production.

Posted by mossomo 2023-10-03 12:55|| 2023-10-03 12:55|| Front Page Top

#5 Great story of American heroism and an astounding picture of the Huey and the AN-2 Colt!

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-10-03 12:58|| 2023-10-03 12:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Notice the shooter NMBS? No monkey harness, just knees in the breeze and let'r rip.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-10-03 13:04|| 2023-10-03 13:04|| Front Page Top

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