Air America Log information
for AIR AMERICA

For date 680131


AIR AMERICA was a Air America unit
Primary service involved, Air America
Thailand
Location, Udorn
Description: What follows is an edited version of an article printed in Air America Log, the company newspaper dated January, 1968. The article is titled Udorn Fire Fighters by R.B. Malicsi, Fire Chief, UDN. In addition to its aircraft operations and maintenance activities in Southeast Asia, Air America also furnishes fire protection services. At AAM's Udorn base, the organization charged with this responsibility is the Udorn Fire Brigade, as it is known in Company circles. The Brigade is responsible for structural and aircraft crash fire fighting and rescue operations at the Air America complex and adjacent taxiways and runways at the Udorn Airport. The Brigade's primary mission is the protection and preservation of lives; secondly, the protection of property and the control and extinguishing of all types of fires. The Brigade is presently protecting over $1-million worth of property; this figure does not include the worth of the four twin-engine fixed-wing and 25 rotary-wing aircraft based at UDN. AAM's Fire Brigade works closely with the U.S. Air Force Brigade and the Fire Chiefs of both organizations coordinate their activities and cooperate with each other in all matters - especially on mutual air responses. A mutual air training program is in effect on a continuing basis between the two Fire Brigades. Editor's Note: Two photos appear with this article. One has the caption: "A mutual aid training exercise was held recently by U.S.A.F. and AAM Fire Brigade personnel at Udorn. Directing the operation is AAM Fire Chief R.B. Malicsi. Participating in the action is a USAF HH-43B Huskie crash-rescue, fire-fighting helicopter. Manufacturer: Kaman Aircraft Corp." The photo clearly shows a fire truck with Air America painted on the side and the Huskie hovering to the rear.
Comments: CIV Malicsi, R.B.; Air America Fire Chief at Udorn; ;

The source for this information was Copied from original newspaper located at UTD library by Mike Law 12/97


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