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Under Operation Water Pump in Laos, US forces and contract*
civilians trained pilots for the Royal Lao Air Force, almost*
exclusively on the T-28 series.  Informally, there were three levels:*
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-A-Teams, which were comprised of US contract pilots (usually of Air America or sheep-dipped USAF pilots)*
-B-Teams, which were comprised of Thai volunteers*
-C-Teams, which were comprised of actual Lao and ethnic Hmong trainees.*
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Only purchase T-28s for this formation.