Talk:Air America (airline)/Archives/2020

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External links modified
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Issues with photos
The photo of the 747 (File:Air America Boeing 747-100.jpg) seems suspect: the "Air America" on the side of the plane seems to have been added after the photo was taken, because (1) the font looks a lot like Agency FB which did not exist in the 1970s and (2) the black pixels in the "Air America" markings are the darkest pixels in the image, even darker than the shadow and tires of the plane. It also seems odd that this gov't photo (and other related photos by the same uploader such as File:Air America Boeing 727-92C at Wattay International Airport.jpg) would be licensed under CC. I don't have a copy of the book (the apparent source of the photos) in order to check whether these uploaded photos have been altered or whether they have the right license. Sn1per (talk) 18:01, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree the 747 photo looks suspect, probably best to just delete it from this page. I think the 727 photo is ok.Mztourist (talk) 05:07, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

Lead revised
For the last three or four years, the lead has read (in part)
 * Air America was an American passenger and cargo airline covertly owned and operated by the US government from 1950 to 1976. It was used as a dummy corporation for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operations in Indochina. The CIA did not have enough work to keep the asset afloat and the National Security Council farmed the airline out to various government entities that included the US Air Force, US Army, USAID, and for a brief time France. Essentially, Air America was used by the US government covertly to conduct military operations, posing as a civilian air carrier, in areas the US armed forces could not go due to treaty restraints contained in the 1954 and 1962 Geneva Accords.

The source cited, Stephen Grey's Ghost Plane includes none of this material. I have therefore reverted back to the lead before this unsourced material was added by an anonymous ip editor. Rgr09 (talk) 12:23, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Commons files used on this page or its Wikidata item have been nominated for deletion
The following Wikimedia Commons files used on this page or its Wikidata item have been nominated for deletion: Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 16:25, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Air America Boeing 727-92C at Wattay International Airport.jpg
 * Air America Boeing 727-92C.jpg
 * Air America Douglas DC-4 at Kemayoran Airport.jpg
 * Air America Douglas DC-6A.jpg