However , Wattay Air Base was retaken by loyalist troops of the RLA from the coup force while the air strikes were in progress .
Thao Ma and six other pilots then launched with their T - 28s a strike against the Royal Lao Army headquarters .
Wattay Air Base was retaken by loyalist troops of the Royal Lao Army from the coup force while the air strikes were in progress .
Thao Ma and six other pilots then launched with their T - 28s a strike against the Royal Lao Army headquarters .