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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. It supplied and supported covert operations in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, including providing support for drug smuggling in Laos.
Aug 10, 1990 · Air America: Directed by Roger Spottiswoode. With Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., Nancy Travis, Ken Jenkins. A young pilot finds himself recruited unwittingly into a covert and corrupt CIA airlift operation in Laos during the Vietnam conflict.
Air America is a 1990 American action comedy film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. as Air America pilots flying missions in Laos during the Vietnam War. When the protagonists discover their aircraft is being used by government agents to smuggle heroin , they must avoid being framed as the drug-smugglers.
This synopsis concerns a single airline and not a study of other aviation units that operated in Southeast Asia. The purpose here is to challenge an urban legend and explain who Air America was and wasn't. The history of Air America is enigmatic and complex because distortion of facts occurs.
Aug 15, 2021 · Air America was a passenger and cargo airline established in 1946 by Whiting Willauerby and former US military aviator Claire Lee Chennault. The company was initially called Civil Air Transport (CAT) and was based in China.
Nov 6, 2023 · Company Management I – 1947-59. Company Management II – 1959-73. Company Management III – 1973-77. At the Times of Air America. Air America in Laos I – Humanitarian Work, Part II. Air America in Laos II – Military Aid, Part II. Air America in Laos III – In Combat. Air America in South Vietnam I – From the Days of CAT to 1969.
Jul 19, 2021 · Theatrical trailer of "Air America" by Roger Spottiswoode. Starring Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., Nancy Travis, Ken Jenkins, David Marshall GrantLane Smith, Art LaFleur, Ned Eisenberg, Burt...
