Still looking at the intersection of USFS Smoke Jumpers, skydivers and CIA front airlines like SAT and Air America. Interesting that Boeing's 727 airdrop flight tests came to light when Don Kirlin, organizer of the World Free Fall Convention needed to get tech data to satisfy the FAA that 727 jumps could be made safely. Somehow Don, a former military pilot, knew about the Boeing data. When he needed a C 130 Herc for dropping skydivers at his convention, guess what company supplied one? Southern Air Transport, same outfit that did the 727 airdrops over Thailand.
Small world...
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