CIA SUPER PILOT SPILLS THE BEANS: Flying Helicopters in Laos for AIR AMERICA

War correspondent Anne Darling visited the AIR AMERICA helicopter base in Udorn, Thailand. She hung out with the pilots and
pumped them for information about the CIA’s secret war in Laos. She then wrote an article for the premiere issue of Oui, an offshoot of PLAYBOY Magazine, entitled, “CIA Super Pilots Spill the Beans!” Captain Bill Collier was one of those “Super Pilots.” This is his story.
Death defying adventure, big money, world travel, sex, booze: this true tale has it all. Captain Collier teamed up with his best Vietnam helicopter pilot buddy, Gary, and the two rascals shared enough true adventure to make any novel seem lame. Flying combat in mountainous and weather-hostile Laos was some of the most challenging ever experienced by any pilot, any time, any war. Making fabulous money and having airline benefits allowed them to live an exotic lifestyle, to travel the world on their monthly R&Rs, and to chase and capture more than a few stewardesses from several different airlines.