On 2019-07-08 10:17:18 +0000, DAN <dan@no.spam.thanks> said:
> Hi Joe,
>
> Those C-119C were never transferred to the French Air Force.
> They were painted in French markings, but were flow by US pilots in a
> CIA secret
> operation, under the cover of the CAT company (the future Air America). They
> remained US property. The Armee de l'Air never had C-199s in its inventory.
>
>
> They flew resupply missions during the siege at Dien Bien Phu. One was
> shot down
> in June 1954 with the loss of pilots James B. McGovern, Jr. and Wallace A.
> Buford, along with a French crew member. RIP to the brave men.
>
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Yup! James McGovern AKA *Earthquake McGoon*
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B._McGovern_Jr.>
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Regards,
Savageduck
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