Laotian Civil War
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The Laotian Civil War was waged between the Communist Pathet Lao and the Royal Lao Government from 23 May 1959 to 2 December 1975. The Kingdom of Laos was a covert theater during the Vietnam War with
Pathet Lao's Laotian People's Liberation Army (LPLA) Anti-aircraft artillery crew, 1967.
Pathet Lao's LPLA guerrillas assemble at Sam Neua, April 1953.
The Geneva Conference of 1954
The Ho Chi Minh trail was used by both the North Vietnamese military and Laotian people from the very beginning. Captured North Vietnamese photo, c.1959.
Royal Lao Air Force
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The Royal Lao Air Force, best known to the Americans by its English acronym RLAF, was the air force component of the Royal Lao Armed Forces, the official military of the Royal Lao Government and the K
Royal Lao Air Force emblem (1955–1975)
A RLAF T-28D Nomad armed trainer taxies at Long Tieng airfield, September 1972
RLAF T-28s lay destroyed after a North Vietnamese sapper attack at Luang Prabang airfield, 1967.
North American T-28 Trojan trainer aircraft, ex-Royal Laotian Air Force.