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I believe this is incorrect. My memory is that there was documentation regarding each mission via the 13th Air Force HQ located at Clark AB, where we went to get mission orders. It certainly was not all "word of mouth" between the flight crews, 13th Air Force, and the supported organization. Moreover, I question even if no documentation existed, it would mean you could openly talk about a subject that was SCI code word classified. More than 40 years later, I have never mentioned a word about this program other than its mere existence (i.e., "E flight"), but I would certainly like to. Maybe someday I will renew my formal inquiry on classification status, which was never answered by the organization to which I sent it.

Has anyone run into any AC-130A crew members from Ubon RTAB in 1969-1970? Col. Louis E. Bartrand

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