Operation Babylift (1975 Tan Son Nhut C-5 accident)

Mayday

S07E05
December 2, 2009 β˜… 7.2 45 min

Overview

Near the close of the Vietnam War, the United States launched Operation Babylift, a mass evacuation of children from war torn Vietnam. On April 4th 1975, the first Babylift flight ended in tragedy when a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy carrying 314 passengers crashed during an emergency landing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam killing 138.

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