11 June 1975

Kong Lach and most of his colleagues were later executed by the Khmer Rouge in at Phnum Chunchang (..) in Svay Sisophon (now called Banteay Mean Chey) – see https://t.co/SQO7iQ0tzP

82 officers of the Khmer Republic Air Force return voluntarily to Cambodia after a 6 weeks exile in Thailand. “We’re not afraid to go back to be ruled by the Khmer Rouge, even if we are forced to work in the jungles” said Kong Lach (r, file photo) who had left his family behind https://t.co/5vSvcIjM3t