1975 Da Nang evac gone wrong .
03-08-2011, 03:50 AM
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1975 Da Nang evac gone wrong .
World Airways was supposed to pick up women and children from Da Nang- Saigon unfortunately it did'nt turn out that way.
Don't know if I would have even attempted this landing given the situation and the video speaks for itself.
Don't know if I would have even attempted this landing given the situation and the video speaks for itself.
03-08-2011, 07:59 AM
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This was the last flight - To my knowledge there were many before this last flight that indeed did pick up many woman and children. In total over 3000 orphans were flown out in the last few weeks and adopted throughout the world. I'm proud to be flying with a company that has such a legacy. Certainly not a "normal" day in aviation - but Mr. Daly had a lot of his own workers on the ground in DaNang and wanted to get out as many as he could. I hope those looking at this footage will remember the times and not judge too harshly. By the way a few years ago some of those that were flown out - were flown back to Vietnam for a reunion.
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03-09-2011, 12:14 AM
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03-09-2011, 03:42 AM
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Anyone know if a book was ever written about this ?
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