Indonesia dalam Konflik Laos tahun 60'an

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gara2 nonton film Air America, mengenai keterlibatan Amrik dalam konflik Laos, dan pertanyaan rekan soal perang udara di afrika, jadi ngulik2 deh soal perang2 udara...

dan ga nyangka Indonesia juga ternyata terlibat secara aktif dalam konflik di Laos pada dekade awal hingga akhir 60an. yaitu dengan memberikan bantuan berupa senjata, seragam dan peralatan medis. bahkan Indonesia juga melatih sebanyak 6 Batalyon Linud, dari salah satu faksi yang bertikai di LAOS.... dan tampaknya posisi Indonesia berseberangan dengan Amerika.

jadi AURI saat itu menjadi musuhnya air america...hahaha...

link: http://s188567700.online.de/CMS/inde...d=238&Itemid=1

C-130 Hercules AURI

During the period 1965-1966 the Neutralist forces of Kong Le received military aid from Indonesia, in an attempt to retain a certain degree of freedom from the Americans. The Neutralist units deployed in the Plain of Jars then were supplied with weapons and munitions by the AURI C-130s and An-12s that transited by Phnom Penh in Cambodia. One of the AURI C-130Bs was seen here taking off for another sortie. (Photo credit: Albert Grandolini Collection)

In 1965, the Indonesians also became involved in the war in Laos, by openly supporting Kong Le. They began to train his troops as paratroopers in airborne tactics and to fly-in ammunition and weapons. Eventually, the Indonesian Army advisers trained a total of six Neutralists paratroop battalions which became, however, rather a sort of ��lite� light infantry then true airborne troops. AURI C-130s were nevertheless used to transport supplies for the Neutralist forces which included medicine, guns and uniforms, and flew out 65 junior officers sellected to receive training in Indonesia. During the anti-communist coup of 1965 in Indonesia, they were placed under a house arrest until it was over and then the training continued. Subsequently, from December 1965, more supplies were delivered on board AURI An-12 transports, and in April 1966 the officers that had finished their training were brought back to Laos, forming the 58th Battalion, originally based near Vientianne. By November 1966 the remaining Lao officers, trained in communications, were flown home on board Indonesian C-130s.

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bayangkan, di tahun 60an, kita lagi sibuk sama Trikora+dwikora, ternyata juga terlibat ke Laos dan Pakistan. juga kemungkinan ke Kamboja dan Vietnam...

ada yang punya cerita tambahan mengenai ini???

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