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CASE SYNOPSIS: LUCKI, ALBIN EARL
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Name: Albin Earl Lucki
Rank/Branch: O3/US Air Force
Unit:
Date of Birth: 27 February 1944
Home City of Record: Salt Lake City UT
Date of Loss: 23 April 1970
Country of Loss: Laos
Loss Coordinates: 170900N 1060500E
Status (in 1973): Missing In Action
Category: 2
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4D
Other Personnel
In Incident: Robert Gomez (missing)
SYNOPSIS: Al Lucki was on both the basketball and golf teams at the Air Force
Academy, and was named captain of the latter. He was well liked and had a
bright future with the Air Force. Following his graduation from the Academy in
1965, Al took flight training and trained on the F4 Phantom and was sent to
Vietnam.
By the spring of 1970, the North Vietnamese had established substantial missile
and AAA sites as well as logistic facilities near Barthelemy pass, Ban Karai
pass and in a sector north of the DMZ. The passes were of special concern, as
U.S. fighters headed into Vietnam from Thailand were frequently routed through
them. Efforts were continually being made to clear these areas, as well as the
infamous Ho Chi Minh Trail, used extensively as a supply route by the North
Vietnamese.
On April 23, Al Lucki and Robert Gomez were flying an F4 near the Ban Karai
pass when the plane was shot down. Both men were declared missing in action,
and joined what eventually became nearly 600 Americans lost in Laos.
In 1973, when American prisoners were released, the families of those men lost
in Laos were shocked to find that not one man had been released from Laos,
although they had been told negotiations had included them. Many knew their
man had survived, some had evidence of captivity.
There has been no negotiated release of prisoners from Laos since the war
ended. The nearly 600 Americans are still there, and tragically, reports
continue to be received that some are still alive as captives. One of them
could be Al Lucki. It's long past time we brought our men home.