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Laos: The Panhandle and the Ho Chi Minh Trail

A Forward Air Controller (FAC) prepares for a mission in an O-1 note white phosphorus marking rockets on the wing. U.S. Air Force FACs found and marked targets on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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Laos: The Panhandle and the Ho Chi Minh Trail

A U.S. Air Force pilot gets a traditional "hose-down" after his last mission over the Trail. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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Laos: The Panhandle and the Ho Chi Minh Trail

The communists defended key points on the Trail with anti-aircraft guns, and later missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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Laos: The Panhandle and the Ho Chi Minh Trail

Bombs explode on a truck park near the Mu Gia Pass, the key crossing between North Vietnam and Laos. The U.S. Air Force bombed key points on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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Laos: The Panhandle and the Ho Chi Minh Trail

Destroyed bridge and shallow crossing, bombed repeatedly. The U.S. Air Force bombed key points on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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Laos: The Panhandle and the Ho Chi Minh Trail

Bridges on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, note the bomb crates. The U.S. Air Force bombed key points on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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Laos: The Panhandle and the Ho Chi Minh Trail

In Laos, older, slower aircraft like this B-26K proved more effective than fast, modern jets. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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Laos: The Panhandle and the Ho Chi Minh Trail

North Vietnamese armored car on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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Laos: The Panhandle and the Ho Chi Minh Trail

RF-101 reconnaissance aircraft provided key intelligence about the Ho Chi Minh Trail. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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Laos: The Panhandle and the Ho Chi Minh Trail

U.S. Air Force gunships, like this AC-119K, were potent weapons against communist supply lines. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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Air America Pilatus PC-6 Porter.

Often forced to operate from short, crude and isolated landing strips known as Lima Sites, Air America relied on helicopters and rugged light aircraft like this Pilatus PC-6 Porter. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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Unmarked T-28 attach aircraft.

Unmarked T-28 attach aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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Damage caused by a communist ground attack on Luang Prabang airfield, Laos, 1967.

Damage caused by a communist ground attack on Luang Prabang airfield, Laos, 1967. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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Thailand-based U.S. Air Force aircraft used to train Thai, Laotian and CIA pilots.

Thailand-based U.S. Air Force aircraft used to train Thai, Laotian and CIA pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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U.S. Air Force forward air controller over Laos, 1970.

U.S. Air Force forward air controller over Laos, 1970. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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U.S. Air Force aircraft drops a white phosphorus bomb on a Viet Cong postion in 1966.

U.S. Air Force aircraft drops a white phosphorus bomb on a Viet Cong postion in 1966. (U.S. Air Force image).
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U.S. Air Force aircraft dropped leaflets in Southeast Asia.

U.S. Air Force aircraft dropped leaflets in Southeast Asia. This one enouraged communist forces to question their cause: It says, "Is now the time to return home to your family? Which scenery would you chooose?" (U.S. Air Force image).
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U.S. Air Force aircraft dropped leaflets in Southeast Asia.

U.S. Air Force aircraft dropped leaflets in Southeast Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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U.S. Air Force heavy transports brought supplies and troops to Southeast Asia, and also returned wounded to the U.S.

U.S. Air Force heavy transports brought supplies and troops to Southeast Asia, and also returned wounded to the U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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U.S. Air Force maintainers worked long hours in harsh conditions to keep aircraft flying.

U.S. Air Force maintainers worked long hours in harsh conditions to keep aircraft flying. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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