Misty Experiment: The Secret Battle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail
A special U.S. Air Force squadron volunteered for one of the Vietnam War's most dangerous air missions. Their assignment was to search for enemy supply transports and antiaircraft installations concealed within the web of trail paths and waterways known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The activities of Operation Commando Sabre, the official name of the mission, were classified as "top secret."
A special U.S. Air Force squadron volunteered for one of the Vietnam War's most dangerous air missions. Their assignment was to search for enemy supply transports and antiaircraft installations concealed within the web of trail paths and waterways known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The activities of Operation Commando Sabre, the official name of the mission, were classified as "top secret."
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