History: William H. Bird And The ’75 Phnom Penh Air Lift
Oakland, California, 1975: A telex machine in an office inside the Leamington Hotel whirs into action with a message sent
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Abbey Alexander Airlifted To Colorado
USA: Abbey Alexander, the teenage American teacher badly injured in a Siem Reap LPG explosion has been airlifted back to
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Pair Freed After Truck Trapped In Sewer
Phnom Penh: At around 3 o’clock in the morning on Monday, March 1, 2021, a woman and a man were
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History: Call Sign ‘Rustic’- Secret Air War & Kampong Cham Rescue
Everyone who has any interest in the Vietnam War period has heard about the secret air war in Laos, of
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Crash Landings At Ponchentong, June 1971
Wednesday, 23 June 1971, Pochentong Khmer airfield, outside of the capital city of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. ‘Scatback’ C-47D s.n. 43-49680
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Choppy Rides- Accounts Of UNTAC Helicopter Crashes
The UNTAC operation, which began in March 1992, needed serious logistical support. Air transport services were given- in somewhat (later
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