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The Raven Forward Air Controllers, also known as The Ravens, were fighter pilots used as forward air controllers (FACs) in a covert operation in conjunction with the US Central Intelligence Agency in Laos during America's Vietnam War. The Ravens pinpointed targets for most of the air strikes against communist Pathet Lao and People's Army of Vietnam infiltrators in support of the Laotian Hmong guerrilla army.

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  • Raven FAC (de)
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  • The Raven Forward Air Controllers, also known as The Ravens, were fighter pilots used as forward air controllers (FACs) in a covert operation in conjunction with the US Central Intelligence Agency in Laos during America's Vietnam War. The Ravens pinpointed targets for most of the air strikes against communist Pathet Lao and People's Army of Vietnam infiltrators in support of the Laotian Hmong guerrilla army. (en)
  • Raven FAC order Raven Forward Air Controllers wurden Piloten der US-Luftwaffe genannt, die während des Vietnamkrieges in geheimer Mission im Königreich Laos eingesetzt waren. Sie führten Forward-Air-Controller-Missionen im Auftrag der US-amerikanischen Botschaft in Vientiane durch. Die Operation erhielt den Namen Palace Dog, Botschaft intern Project 404. Die Piloten verwendeten Raven (Rabe) als ihr Funkrufzeichen. Sie wurden primär von General Vang Pao in Long Cheng eingesetzt. Long Cheng war eine geheime Basis, umgeben von hohen Bergen und das Hauptquartier der Hmong Kämpfer bzw. Rebellen. Diese Kämpfer wurden vom amerikanischen Geheimdienst CIA finanziert, versorgt und ausgebildet. Die Raven unterhielten außerdem kleinere Stützpunkte in Vientiane, Pakse, Savannakhet und Luang Prabang. Si (de)
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