Second Saturday of the month: 9 AM - 1 PM or by appointment, For More Information contact us at: The updates of 1 June 2009 and 23 August 2010 to this database contain new material that came from a number of new collections and sources. They will kindly forward all material to me. Yet, even after all these additions and corrections, this second edition will certainly still contain errors and gaps. © University of Texas at Dallas, 3 June 2004. Already in 1997 or 1998, the first shipments of the “CIA Corporate Records” arrived at Special Collections, followed by more declassified material over the years. Among them, I'd like to especially mention two new sources: Once again, I kindly ask to send all corrections and all further additions to the Department of Special Collections. Additional information about VIAT has come to light, and many new photos have also been included in this second edition. 800 West Campbell Road, This material includes priceless documents like all types of Memoranda, Notams, Contracts, Radio messages, and Daily Flight Schedules of several Air America bases, including the Saigon Daily Flight Schedules of 28 and 29 April 1975, that is of the last two days Air America was in operation. A new section about the aircraft of the Royal Lao Air Force has been added. The C-130 file has been completely revised, as more details about the aircraft used in the Tibetan airlift have come to light from the log books of Merrill D. (“Doc”) Johnson. the Air America Archives: I dedicate this work to the courageous people of Air America who many many times risked their own lives to save those of other people. Abbreviations like ACA-22 or AVH-6 indicate the no. UTD/CIA/B51F12 meaning: UTD, McDermott Library, Air America Archives / CIA Corporate Records / Box 51, Folder 12. The section entitled "fate" is mostly based on material published in various booklets and magazines whose information may be based on observation. They will kindly forward all material to me. They will kindly forward all material to me. This database is built up by aircraft types, and wherever appropriate, a file has three sections: "Types of missions flown", "Statistics", and "The individual aircraft histories". Among these new collections, I'd like to especially mention two new collections: Yet, even this forth edition will certainly still contain errors and gaps. Air America is a 1990 film starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. This section is not considered to be complete. A number of additions and corrections have been made to the aircraft files: The C-130 file has been re-elaborated, as more details about the aircraft used in the From 1959 to 1962 the airline provided direct and indirect support to US Special Forces "Ambidextrous", "Hotfoot", and "White Star", which trained the regular Royal Laotian armed forces. have come to light and have been added here. © University of Texas at Dallas, 15 August 2003, last updated on 24 August 2015. As no work of this nature can ever be considered to be complete or without errors, I kindly ask that all corrections and additions be sent to the Department of Special Collections. Additional information came from the USAF Aircraft Assignment Records preserved at the USAF Historical Research Agency at Maxwell AFB, the records of the Director General of Civil Aviation of the Republic of China at Taipei, and other archives. So once again, many, many thanks! These photos not only allowed to considerably augment the file about the RLAF T-28s maintained by Air America, but also to add a completely new section at the end of the C-47 file, presenting all known information about the C-47s flown by the Royal Laotian Air Force that were also maintained by Air America. Yet, even after all these additions and corrections, this third edition will certainly still contain errors and gaps. of the microfilm reel preserved at the AFHRA. After 1962 a similar operation known as Project 404 fielded numerous US Army attachés (ARMA) and air attachés (AIRA) to the US embassy in Vientiane. the following files describe the aircraft of the RLAF as well as those used by the Ravens, Email: [email protected] https://movieplanes.fandom.com/wiki/Air_America?oldid=3869. Tibetan airlift have come to light. Phone: 972-883-2570 There are also two institutions whom I’d like to thank here for their assistance: The staff of the Department of Special Collections of UTD was always very helpful – not only by making accessible to me the CAT and Air America material that had been donated to them, but also by arranging whatever they could, so that during my one week trips to Dallas I could check as much material as possible, and by their patience, trying to answer all of my questions that I sometimes sent them from home via e-mail. © University of Texas at Dallas, 15 August 2003, last updated on 23 August 2010. Whenever it was possible, I tried to indicate the new box and folder numbers. The wrecked fuselage is later used by Billy to hide another plane inside. Thanks to the efforts of Sid Nanson and Steve Darke, whom I’d Air America uses two C-123s in their fleet. So, once again, I kindly ask to send all corrections and all further additions to the Department of Special Collections. Whoever has assisted me in writing first The Aircraft of Air America and then The History of Air America is listed in the “Acknowledgments” file of The Aircraft – there is no separate “Acknowledgments” file for the History, as in many cases the material sent to me has been used in both e-books. The wings of the Pilatus are sheared off and hidden by Billy and Babo so they can hide safely from Lu Soong's men when they search for them. Dr. Joe F. Leeker The fifth edition of this database contains two types of new information: © University of Texas at Dallas, 15 August 2003, last updated on 4 March 2013. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. However, I want to thank especially two persons whom I could contact for help for very many years and without whose indefatigable assistance these two e-books would not have been possible: the late Ward Reimer and Joe Hazen. © University of Texas at Dallas, 29 May 2006. Air America uses two C-123s in their fleet. They will kindly forward all material to me. A plot to smuggle heroin is uncovered. Thailand, where most aircraft of the Royal Lao Air Force (RLAF) were maintained, Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 6 PM Whenever possible, the present status of a former Air America aircraft has been added from FAA files, and a lot of material about Air America's contribution to the Bay of Pigs operation has been added from CIA documents or other sources. The identity of the Grumman Goose has come to light. utdallas.edu A number of additions and corrections has been made to the aircraft files. One is shot down and crashed-landed by Billy on an old, unused airstrip. It was in 1994 that I started to work on Air America, and my first visit to the McDermott Library of UTD was in 1996. Looking back, I am very happy to say that many people have assisted me over the years with the information they sent me – too many to mention here all of them. This explains the new subtitle of this database "(including the history of some of Air America's operations)". The following database is the result of many years of research, especially done at the Air America Archives at McDermott Library, University of Texas at Dallas. Some of So, once again, I kindly ask to send all corrections and all further additions to the Department of Special Collections. So thank you very much, Special Collections! Since then, several collections have been revised and so, probably a lot of material that has been quoted in my references by box and folder number, may have changed its box or folder within the same collection and so may have been given new box and folder numbers. The photos sent to the author for publication by Dr. Jonathan Pote, documenting his one-year stay in Laos in 1965/66. the material had been published before at the end of my files dealing with certain types The identities of VIAT’s C-54s have come to light. So thank you very much, Declassification Staff! The material donated to the Archives by Margaret Leary, widow of the late Professor William Leary, that contains, among others, invaluable interviews with former Air America personnel, made by Bill Leary since the early eighties and preserved as a large correspondence, as memoirs or as audio tapes. The references given in the section "Service history" indicate the exact location of the document within the Air America Archives, e.g. RLAF aircraft (T-28s, O-1s, etc.) The C-54 file contains new information about the C-54s flown in the, New information about the C-46s, Helios, and Twin Helios operated by the, Then, for the first time, the aircraft of the. So, once again, I kindly ask to send all corrections and all further additions to the Department of Special Collections. University of Texas at Dallas, McDermott Library      15 August 2003. In the fourth edition of this database, new material has been added that came from a number of new collections received at the Air America Archives. The following files can be consulted: As a tribute to Air America’s efforts in Phnom Penh, the following files describe the aircraft of the Khmer Air Force, as they appear in the reports of LMAT and Air America’s Phnom Penh Station preserved at the Air America Archives: As a tribute to Air America’s Maintenance Department at Udorn, 3 new files have been added to the RLAF section: T-6s, Sikorsky SH-19s, and Alouette IIs. Pilatus PC-6 Edit Billy lands one safely and deliberately drives it into the wrecked fuselage of the C-123 he crashed earlier. Special Collections The third edition of this database contains two types of new information: Note: In the forth edition, these narrative files have been put together in the new e-book called The History of Air America (located at /history/index.html ), where they have also been updated and supplemented by some more narrative files about Air America's activities. All information contained in the sections entitled "Types of missions flown", "Statistics", and "Service history" as well as the photos are exclusively based on archival material, mostly preserved at the Air America Archives. Two are seen in the film & used by Air America. Additional information about VIAT has come to light, and many new photos have also been included in this second edition. The final edition of this database contains the following new information: After more than 21 years of work, I can finally say that The Aircraft of Air America and The History of Air America have been completed. Finally, a new type of files has been added for the first time, that is files that describe in detail the history of selected types of missions flown by Air America. Hours: Whenever possible, the present status of a former Air America aircraft has been added from FAA files, and a lot of material about Air America's contribution to the Bay of Pigs operation has been added from CIA documents or other sources. The identities of the “Peace Rotor” UH-34s prepared by Air America’s maintenance base at Udorn and delivered by Air America pilots to Indonesia have come to light. The second edition of this database includes all additions and corrections that have been sent over to Dr. Carlson and to myself since August 2003. Planes in Movies Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Richardson, TX 75083-0643.

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