Bombs and Training Airplanes at Military Base in Laos

(Original Caption) Long Cheng, Laos: "Secret Army." This is part of the air arm of the CIA-sponsored "Secret Army" of Maj. Gen. Vang Pao at Long Cheng. The U. S. and Laotian governments permitted newsmen a rare glimpse of the base recently (September 26th). Converted T-28 trainer aircraft stand near 250-pound bombs. Planes and bombs are used by Meo pilots of Vang Pao's "mini-Air Force." His forces fight against North Vietnamese in northern Laos.
(Original Caption) Long Cheng, Laos: "Secret Army." This is part of the air arm of the CIA-sponsored "Secret Army" of Maj. Gen. Vang Pao at Long Cheng. The U. S. and Laotian governments permitted newsmen a rare glimpse of the base recently (September 26th). Converted T-28 trainer aircraft stand near 250-pound bombs. Planes and bombs are used by Meo pilots of Vang Pao's "mini-Air Force." His forces fight against North Vietnamese in northern Laos.
Bombs and Training Airplanes at Military Base in Laos
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October 17, 1972
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