Air America Accident

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Air america was an american passenger and cargo airline established in 1946 and covertly owned and operated by the central intelligence agency cia from 1950 to 1976. Find out why this mcdonnell douglas dc 10 crashed immediately after takeoff from chicago o hare making this accident americas s worst air disaster. N4467d accident in the gulf of mexico. It supplied and supported covert operations in southeast asia during the vietnam war.

N1935g accident near ft. The film according to the credits was based on christopher robbins s book about the airline first published in 1979 under the title air america. A young pilot finds himself recruited unwittingly into a covert and corrupt c i a. When the protagonists discover their aircraft is being used by government agents to smuggle heroin they must avoid being framed as the drug smugglers.

2 although robbins later claimed that the movie distorted his book 3 it closely followed the book s theme if not its details. He travels the country on the speaking circuit recounting stories about his air america days to military civic and veterans groups. N578dc rockbridge county va. In the mid 1980s the air america name was revived by a scheduled passenger airline based in los angeles which operated flights serving.

An air america pilot s story of adventure descent and redemption history publishing co 2019. A helicopter on a rooftop as desperate vietnamese tried to climb. The connection among air america the cia and the drug trade in laos lingers in the public mind. N191mk accident near auburn al.

Directed by roger spottiswoode. As air america pilots flying missions in laos during the vietnam war. Air america is a 1990 american action comedy film directed by roger spottiswoode and starring mel gibson and robert downey jr. With mel gibson robert downey jr nancy travis ken jenkins.

Pilots who flew for air america in vietnam fight for pensions america s final act in the vietnam war produced an iconic image. He lives in oshkosh wisconsin. Airlift organization operating in vietnam war era laos. This article was compiled from his forthcoming book flight.