Word: cuong
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Saigon's Tanson-hut airbase. Like their commander, the 83rd's pilots wear black flying suits with purple scarves. They call themselves Than Phong ("divine wind," the translation of the Japanese "kamikaze" of World War II). Boss of the 83rd is Hanoi-born Major Luu Kim Cuong, at 32 a 13-year veteran of Viet Nam's long war, and a confidant of Ky's. Cuong has logged more than 8,500 flying hours, taught himself to fly the Skyraider in a mere three days. He flew behind Ky in the first raid on North Viet...