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Chambers gave the go-ahead to clear the runway, and with no room on the deck, the crew pushed more than ten million dollars worth of helicopters over the side of the aircraft carrier, to allow.


Vietnam War The Fall of Saigon Cessna O1 Birddog lands on USS MIDWAY Maj Buang Ly Wife and 5

Published April 25, 2010 at 12:24 PM PDT. On April 29, 1975, South Vietnamese Air Force Major Bung-Ly made the decision to load his family -- his wife and five children -- into a small two-seat.


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April 29, 2020 · Follow #OTD in 1975, South Vietnamese Air Force Major Buang-Ly stole a Cessna O-1 Bird Dog and landed on USS Midway with his wife and 5 children to escape North Vietnamese forces. Buang made several passes over the carrier to drop notes asking for the crowded deck to be cleared.


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Major Buang-Ly worked as a pilot with the United States military during the Vietnam War. When the U.S. began evacuating South Vietnam, Major Buang-Ly knew he had to get his family out. Historian, Hill Goodspeed, from the Naval Aviation Museum brings us this amazing story of a father doing whatever he could to save his family. Photo: U.S. Navy


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June 28, 2021 Matt Fratus South Vietnamese air force pilot Maj. Buang-Ly stole a tiny Cessna O-1 to flee Vietnam with his family. He landed on the USS Midway. South Vietnamese air force pilot Maj. Buang-Ly (sometimes spelled Buong Le or Bung) and his family raced to the runway on Con Son Island in South Vietnam.


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Lawrence Cleveland "Larry" Chambers (born June 10, 1929) is the first African American to command a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and the first African-American graduate of the Naval Academy to reach flag rank. [2]


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On this episode of Our American Stories , Major Buang-Ly worked as a pilot with the United States military during the Vietnam War. When the US began evacuating South Vietnam Major Buang-Ly knew he had to get his family out. Historian Hill Goodspeed, from the Naval Aviation Museum brings us this amazing story of a father doing whatever he could.


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Major Buang-Ly of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force loaded his family of seven onto a 2-seat Cessna O-1, evaded enemy ground fire while fleeing occupied Côn Sơn, and pleaded with Midway to let him land. After learning of the situation the ship's commanding officer, Captain Larry Chambers, ordered $10 million of Huey helicopters to be pushed.


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Jon Le 645 subscribers 16K views 11 years ago South Vietnamese Air Force Pilot, Major Ly Bung, "in his own words", of his frightful flight and perilous landing on USS Midway, 30 April 1975..


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USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class.Commissioned 8 days after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest warship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal.She operated for 47 years, during which time she saw action in the Vietnam War and served as the.


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As explained by Albert Grandolini in his book Fall of the Flying Dragon, South Vietnamese Air Force 1973-75, when this failed to discourage the pilot, Maj Ly Bung of the 114th Observation Squadron, an attempt was made to convince him to ditch near the carrier and a smoke bomb was dropped in the water while a U.S. Navy rescue helicopter hovered o.


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The complete story of Maj Buang Ly's great escape from south Vietnam! USS MIDWAY saved his and his family's live


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The Midway was also the ship that rescued South Vietnamese Air Force Major Bung Lee, who took off from Saigon in a Cessna Bird Dog with his wife and five children - ages 14 months to 6 years.


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[1] The U.S. Army awarded a contract to Cessna for 418 of the aircraft, which was designated the L-19A Bird Dog. The prototype Cessna 305 (registration N41694) first flew on 14 December 1949, and it now resides in the Spirit of Flight Center in Erie, Colorado.


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South Vietnamese Air Force Major Buang-Ly was one of these people. He sought to escape the country with his family and reach the US evacuation fleet. Loading his wife and five children into a Cessna O-1 "Bird Dog", he took off from Con Son island south of mainland Vietnam.