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Misty Experiment: The Secret Battle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail

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Encore Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 at 10 a.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with PBS App

"The Misty Experiment: The Secret Battle For The Ho Chi Minh Trail" is a hour-long documentary about a special U.S. Air Force squadron whose pilots volunteered for one of the Vietnam War's most dangerous air missions. Their assignment: search for enemy supply transports and anti-aircraft installations concealed within the web of trail paths and waterways collectively known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

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The squadron also directed on-site rescue operations for U.S. and allied aircrews shot down while flying over the jungles of North Vietnam and Laos.

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"The Misty Experiment: The Secret Battle For The Ho Chi Minh Trail" is a documentary about a special U.S. Air Force squadron whose pilots volunteered for one of the Vietnam War's most dangerous air missions.
Courtesy of American Public Television

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"Misty Experiment" highlights a special U.S. Air Force squadron whose pilots volunteered for one of the Vietnam War's most dangerous air missions.
Courtesy of American Public Television

Credits:

Executive Producer and Director: Danny McGuire. Producer: Ian M Adelson. Executive Producer: Dean Echenberg. Co-Producer: Gregory Bayol. Principal Videographer: Blake McHugh. Graphics and Design: Chris Sheesley. Video Designer-Editor: Lynne Cudden. Distributed by American Public Television. Presented by WNED / Buffalo Toronto Public Media.

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