Boun Oum Airways (1964 - 1967)
Airlines of the World
History
Geschichte
Boun Oum Airways or BOA, was a
Laotian Airline owned by Prince Boun Oum. After 1965 BOA expanded using
aircraft on loan from Continental Air Services, Inc (CASI). BOA's aircraft
did not carry any logo or titles and their Thai pilots were integrated with
CASI by early 1967.
The CIA created BOA in 1964 by using resources from both Air America and Bird & Sons. BOA was ostensibly owned by Prince Boun Oum of Laos (12. December 1911 – 17. March 1980) and was created with the intention of flying missions in Laos with Asian crews (as opposed to Caucasian crews). BOA was based at Savannakhet, Laos.
Due to its high aircraft loss rate, BOA and their Thai pilots was fully integrated into the CASI by mid-1967 and ceased to officially exist.
Boun Oum Airways oder BOA war
eine laotische Fluggesellschaft im Besitz von Prinz Boun Oum. Nach 1965
expandierte BOA mit Flugzeugen, die von Continental Air Services, Inc. (CASI)
geliehen wurden. Die Flugzeuge von BOA trugen kein Logo oder Titel und ihre
thailändischen Piloten wurden Anfang 1967 in CASI integriert.
Die CIA hat die BOA 1964 mit Maschinen von Air America und Bird & Sons
gegründet. BOA war angeblich im Besitz von Prinz Boun Oum von Laos (12.
Dezember 1911 – 17. März 1980) und wurde mit der Absicht gegründet, mit
asiatischen Besatzungen (im Gegensatz zu kaukasischen Besatzungen) Missionen
in Laos zu fliegen. BOA hatte seinen Sitz in Savannakhet, Laos.
Aufgrund der hohen Flugzeugverlustrate wurde die BOA mit ihren
thailändischen Piloten Mitte 1967 vollständig in das CASI integriert und
hörte auf zu existieren.
Drawings
Zeichnungen
Aircraft
Flugzeuge
| Boun Oum Airways | ||||||
| Type |
US Serial |
Reg. |
s/n |
Delivered |
Withdrawn |
Remarks |
| Beech Tradewind | - | N906T | BA-667 | ? | ? | - |
| Bell 47G-3B-1 | - | XW-PCF | - | 1964 | Nov. 1964 | w/o |
| Dornier Do 28A-1 | - | XW-PBU | 3029 | 13. May 1964 | Dec. 1965 | to Air Amerca N4225G |
| Dornier Do 28A-1 | - | XW-PCJ | 3021 | ? | ? | - |
| Dornier Do 28A-1 | - | XW-PDB | 3046 | ? | 12. Mar. 1967 | w/o |
| Dornier Do 28A-1 | - | XW-PCG | 3026 | ? | 28. May 1967 | w/o |
| Douglas C-47 | - | - | - | ? | ? | - |
| Douglas C-47 | - | - | - | ? | Dec. 1965 | w/o |
| Helio Courier | - | XW-PEA | ? | ? | ? | - |
| Helio Courier | - | B-863 | 566 | ? | ? | Leased |
| Piper PA-18 | - | XW-PEM | 18-8435 | ? | ? | ex N4215Z |
| Piper PA-18 | - | XW-PEN | 18-4470- | ? | ? | ex N62417 |
| PC-6/B-H2 Porter | - | XW-PCL | 583 | 5. Nov 1965 | ? | - |
Mishaps
Zwischenfälle
November 1964
Bell 47G-3B-1 Sioux helicopter crashed on its first mission.
December 1965
Douglas C-47 Skytrain crashed after takeoff from Vientiane., Laos.
April 1966
DouglasC-47 Skytrain disappeared while dropping supplies near Ban Song,
a town in Surat Thani Province, Thailand.
12. March 1967
XW-PDB, Dornier Do-28,
Shortly after takeoff, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and
crashed onto a hangar. The CASI pilot Carl V. Stone was injured and the
aircraft was destroyed.
28. May 1967
XW-PCG, Dornier Do-28, While
on a supply mission, the crew encountered very bad weather conditions
with heavy rain falls. The pilot apparently lost his orientation when
the aircraft crashed in an isolated area located 15 km east of Mahaxay.
All three crew members were killed.