#91 Shadows in the Cockpit: A Decade with Air America’s Captain Neal Hansen

Behind the frontlines of the Vietnam War was a shadow network of pilots who flew where regular military couldn't go. On this episode of The History of Aviation, Captain Neal Hansen joins us to share his incredible journey as an Air America pilot. Captain Hansen opens up about the adrenaline-fueled, high-stakes flying that defined his ten years in Southeast Asia. He shares thrilling accounts of dodging enemy fire, surviving a harrowing shoot-down in Laos, and the emotional weight of piloting the last plane out of Cambodia in April 1975. Grab your headset for an unforgettable, raw conversation with a pilot who lived life on the edge of history.

Neil's book is available at:

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