The Twin Pioneer was built by Scottish Aviation at Prestwick in Ayrshire between 1955 and 1962. The Twin Pioneer was a twin-engined development of the Scottish Aviation Pioneer. Both were short take-off and landing (STOL) transports.
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Air America, an airline secretly owned by the CIA, was a vital component in the Agency's operations in Laos. By the summer of 1970, the airline had some two dozen twin-engine transports, another two dozen short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) aircraft, and some 30 helicopters dedicated to operations in Laos.
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