unit history information
for 20 SOS
For date 690115
20 SOS was a US Air Force unit
Primary service involved, US Air Force
Laos
Description: The abbreviated unit history states that during a six day period in Jan, the CH-3 Flight based at Udorn evacuated more than 5000 persons in 539 sorties from a village in northern Laos that had been cut off to a safe area 14 miles away. This effort requred hauling fuel in drums to the site for refueling the helicopters at the pickup point. The evacuation was hampered by early morning fog and hazardous terrain. The pickup point was in the mountains at the 4700 foot elevation. The unarmed and unescorted CH-3s successfully completed this operation without loss of life or aircraft damage.
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