Caron, a West Point graduate, was an Army pilot in Vietnam ... anti-aircraft guns. And, in the days before the evacuation of Saigon, as word got out that the end was near, Air America pilots ...

The OV-10’s rugged construction and ability to loiter for extended periods made it ideal for the dense jungles, mountainous ...

Two commandos with guns and the wiretap equipment ... simpler to run and more powerful, so Air America used it for later wiretap missions in North Vietnam. At least one tap, placed on the night ...

Today, America prizes air superiority in its approach to ... and continued investment into both Red Flag and Top Gun following the Vietnam War prove without a doubt that the U.S. learned some ...

When most people think of ... bombs, gun pods, and napalm canisters on its 15 hardpoints. When the A-1 Skyraider entered the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Air Force (VPAF) was flying MiG ...

(Here is the evolution of automatic rifles in the U.S. Army.) The jungles of Vietnam served as proving grounds for guns like the M16 and variations of the minigun. Also, weapons from the pre-World ...

To identify the American gunship aircraft of the Vietnam War, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed a catalog of aircraft from Military Factory, an online database of arms, vehicles, and aircraft used in ...

Johnson during the Vietnam War, which severely hampered ... anti-aircraft units — their anti-aircraft artillery guns and surface-to-air missiles (SAM). Our flyboys couldn’t even attack the ...

“The whole point of Air America was to kill Communists.” During the Vietnam War, Air America played a vital but murky role in supporting CIA activities in Laos, a staging ground for operations ...