Air America | Oral History

Air America

OH 1909

For the Air America Oral History Project. Fighter pilot and U.S. Air Force veteran. Recounts his training as a fighter pilot during the war in Vietnam. Shares how he and a fellow pilots planes were shot down in Northern Laos and how Air America rescued them.

OH 1755

For the Air America Oral History Project. Stewardess for Air America. Growing up in World War II China and Japan; family and personal views of America; brother joins Yakuza crime syndicate; first English speaking jobs; hiring and training with Air America; meeting and marrying her husband, Air America pilot Steve Stevens; working as a stewardess for Air America in Japan; living in Laos, Thailand, and South Vietnam.

OH 1557

His experiences as a radar technician in the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War years. Early family life; decision to join the U.S.