Not sure if this should be in the Military forum out the History forum.
Looking for specific details or firsthand accounts about Air America (CIA proprietary airline) T-28D Trojan pilots who flew missions over Laos during the early-to-mid 1970s Secret War. General YouTube videos cover the overall Laos air ops, but I'm especially interested in the Air America T-28 pilots themselvestheir training, SAR/close air support roles, individual stories, mission logs, or any rosters/declassified info from the later Waterpump era or the AA 'A-Team.'
Any book recommendations, oral histories, veteran contacts, or lesser-known resources? (Beyond the usual Raven FAC stuffI'm zeroing in on the civilian/contract Air America side.) Thanks!

Here are a few potential sources:

Leary's book covers formation of CAT in China up to the CIA takeover in the early 1960's. It is a scholarly take on the CAT.

Amazon.com: Perilous Missions: Civil Air Transport and CIA Covert Operations in Asia eBook : Leary, William M.: Kindle Store

Robbins book covers Air America's role in SE Asia with an emphasis on Viet Nam and Laos. Robbins interviews a number of pilots as his source material.

Air America: Robbins, Christopher: 9780380899098: Amazon.com: Books

Also, the CAT/Air America archives are located at the UT Dallas History of Aviation Archives.

History of Aviation Archives | UT Dallas Eugene McDermott Library

Small sidenote. The iconic picture of a helicopter picking up evacuees from the top of the embassy during the fall of Saigon was an Air America aircraft and pilot.