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Revealed: Britain’s “secret Vietnam missions”.
The UK provided covert assistance to America during the Vietnam War by flying secret missions over Laos, the daughter of a late RAF navigator has claimed.
thetimes.co.uk/article/d069c2…
The UK provided covert assistance to America during the Vietnam War by flying secret missions over Laos, the daughter of a late RAF navigator has claimed.
thetimes.co.uk/article/d069c2…
Fascinating detail about RAF aircrew writing incomplete flight details in their logbooks, pretending only to fly between Singapore and Thailand.
Also added false notes, like “radio compass malfunction!”, to provide plausible deniability if British aircraft were found over Laos
Also added false notes, like “radio compass malfunction!”, to provide plausible deniability if British aircraft were found over Laos
British aircraft said to have transported New Zealand SAS & supplies to Laos as part of western mission to cut off Ho Chi Minh Trail, a key logistics route used by Viet Cong.
Flights (July-Dec 1962) v sensitive as contravened intl Laos neutralisation deal that UK had just signed
Flights (July-Dec 1962) v sensitive as contravened intl Laos neutralisation deal that UK had just signed
Hours spent rifling through patchy declassified intelligence at National Archives didn’t yield smoking gun, but evidence was deemed convincing by key figures from contemporary RAF captain to ex-Chief of Air Staff Sir Mike Graydon. This sort of secret mission did go on, I was told
