Project 404
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| Project 404 | |
|---|---|
North Vietnamese Army and Pathet Lao Conquest of Royal Lao Government 1975 |
Project 404 was the
Royal Laotian Air Force, while Raven Forward Air Controllers were brought in to supply piloting expertise and guidance for running a tactical air force. The two programs together comprised Palace Dog
.
Ho Chi Minh Trail
running through Laos, 1967Project 404 began in 1966, as a successor after the completion of
neutral party to the conflict between the United States and North Vietnam, the airmen did not wear United States Air Force uniforms, but instead worked in civilian clothing.[2]
See also
- First Indochina War
- International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos
- Laotian Civil War (also known as the Secret War)
- Operation White Star
- Ho Chi Minh Trail
- North Vietnamese invasion of Laos
- Royal Lao Army
- Royal Lao Air Force
- Lieutenant Colonel Lee Lue
- Major General Vang Pao
- Vang Sue
- William H. Sullivan U.S. Ambassador
- Indochina War)
References
- ^ "Palace Dog/Project 404 Begins Officially, Despite Having Already Been in Operation". World History Project. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- OCLC 1107991323.)
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External links
- Senate Committee on POWs: "Covert Operations"
- Air America, CAS, Project 404, etc. website
- Air America Association web site
- Online Archive Materials about Air America in the Vietnam Archive at Texas Tech[permanent dead link]
- Air America by Christopher Robbins
- The Ravens, Pilots of the Secret War in Laos by Christopher Robbins
- Laos List (partial list of U.S. personnel in Laos)
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