#Laotian Civil war

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Gunship interdiction over Laos

AC-130A 56-0490 “Thor,” a Surprise Packet-equipped gunship, attacks three trucks on the Ho Chi Minh Trail near Pakse in southern Laos on December 21, 1972. The pilot, Capt Harry Lagerwall, fired his forward M61 20mm guns, but during his left-hand orbit, a 37mm shell hit the AC-130A at 7,500ft. Two of the 16 crew members bailed out. It was the final AC-130 loss of the war. “Thor” carried ANALQ-87 ECM pods because of the increased threat from SAMs in Laos. Under-wing SUU-42A/A chaff and flare ejector pods could also be carried. Heat deflectors shielded their engine exhausts to deter Strela missiles.

HO CHI MINH TRAIL 1964–73 Steel Tiger, Barrel Roll, and the secret air wars in Vietnam and Laos PETER E. DAVIES | ILLUSTRATED BY ADAM TOOBY

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Vietnam-Laos 2015

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Vietnam-Laos 2015

So I spent a month and half of my summer in Vietnam and Laos. Had such an amazing time seeing some unbelievable places and meeting some awesome, like-minded people. Next year, I will return! Likes: 0 Viewed: source

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Two Americans lead Hmong volunteers in the jungle.

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Laos Peace Talks. John Dominis, 1961 [LIFE/Google]

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Pathet Lao victoriously captures Vientiane ending the Laotian Civil War.

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Air America C-7 Caribou delivering supplies to friendlies in Laos.

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A young Hmong lad looking over at an Air America UH-1 flying out of LS-36 (Na Khang).

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Royal Laotian Army soldiers

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Air America (CIA) Bell 205 helicopter leaving a Hmong Fire Support Base atop a hill in the south-eastern portion of the Laotian "Plain of Jars" in 1969.

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Laotian fighters and trucks laden with ammunition at the Long Tieng air base 1972.

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Laos Peace Talks. John Dominis, 1961 [LIFE/Google]

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Pathet Lao soldier. 

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Pathet Lao guards.