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the CIA. Some of the characters are cast in true heroic mold four US and ten Cuban fliers died in the air war and others, both Americans and Cubans, knowingly flew at great personal risk for a cause in which they believed. Although the author attempted to be objective, the reader is sure to find instances where one or another individual or group is cast in a "good guy" or "bad guy" role. The author also wishes to emphasize that he was in no way personally involved in the Bay of Pigs project, and he was not then -- nor is he now -- a member of the Directorate of Operations. This history originated with a decision made by ~1r. William E. Colby (then the DCI) that the CIA should concentrate on writing some all-source histories of its major opera- tions, including, among others, the Bay of Pigs story. It was further recommended that these histories then be sanitized for overt publication. The author believes that within the framework of protection of sources, methods, and privacy the latter may be feasible. Considering the distortions that abound in the overt publications about the Bay of Pigs -- particularly with reference to air operations -- he would favor such an undertaking. - iii -