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Air America C-123 on ramp at Long Tieng, 1970. Set up in June 1961, Long Tieng was the headquarters for Vang Pao, who led irregular forces of the Meo people, a CIA ally in the conflict with Pathet Lao. (Source: CIA, Center for the Study of Intelligence, CIA Air Operations in Laos, 1955-1974. Photo courtesy of D. Williams.)

Image was published in this article:

• Leary, William M. (Winter 1999–2000). "Supporting the 'Secret War': CIA Air Operations in Laos, 1955-1974". Studies in Intelligence. Central Intelligence Agency.

The caption given there reads:

Air America C-123 on ramp at Long Tieng, 1970. Photo courtesy of D. Williams.

The caption given at https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB248/index.htm reads:

Air America C-123 on ramp at Long Tieng, 1970. Set up in June 1961, Long Tieng was the headquarters for Vang Pao, who led irregular forces of the Meo people, a CIA ally in the conflict with Pathet Lao. (Source: CIA, Center for the Study of Intelligence, CIA Air Operations in Laos, 1955-1974. Photo courtesy of D. Williams.)

• 400 x 426 pixels, color: https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB248/cia_csi_400.jpg via https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB248/index.htm
• 675 x 417 pixels, color: https://web.archive.org/web/20070613150026/https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/winter99-00/pg81.gif via https://web.archive.org/web/20070613112032/https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/winter99-00/art7.html
• Less cropped version, as published in print (but poor grayscale scan), showing additional helicopter in sky: https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA%20AIR%20OPERATIONS%20IN%20LAO%5B16101889%5D.pdf numbered page 62.

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