Surrounding an SA-2 on its launcher, North ... s air defense force, shows little emotion when recalling those deadly days. “The Americans were disturbing our freedom,” he says in Vietnamese ...

Since the North Vietnamese Air Force only represented a threat to ... with a five-pointed star insignia. Viet Cong troops often wore the floppy cotton hat in the field. Both the Chinese and ...

a barracks complex just north of Vinh Linh which was hit Monday by U.S. Air Force and Vietnamese planes. Both target areas are on the coast. They were described as complexes engaged in training ...

Nguyen Cao Ky trained as a pilot in France and North Africa ... s fledgling air force. The following year the army installed Ky as prime minister. He was the senior South Vietnamese official ...