Researching Air America Helicopters and Aircraft used in Vietnam .
I've decided to start my own topic in Air America Helicopters and Aircraft that operated in Vietnam and Laos , rather than hijacking someone else's post .
In the pic below , there is an UH-1B Air America Huey , with some type of dome under the fuselage . I was wondering if anyone knew what this used for .
I also have been going through my kit stash to organize a collection of covert/Air America helo's and aircraft .
I have a Caribou and a AU-23 peacemaker [Pilatus Porter] on order and a book from amazon.com 'Wings of Air America' . It may be quite a few weeks before the book arrives in the mail , so for the time being I thought I would start doing a little research
I may have already got myself a little confused ; I'm not sure if helicopters and aircraft that operated covertly in vietnam and Laos were crewed by Air America pilots or U.S military personal ??? , were they two seperate organizations or jointly run operations .
It will be a couple of months before I start any builds , I just thought I would get as much information I could find together first . But I'm excited about this possible project and it's given me the motivation to finish off a whole bunch of Huey builds I currently have going .
I appreciate any assistance anyone can give me regarding my future project or at least point me in the right direction .
Kind regards John