#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. The Midway's CO Captain Lawrence Chambers ordered $10 million worth of helicopters that had been used to to carry evacuees from Saigon to be pushed overboard so that Buang could land. | U.S. Naval Institute
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In the chaos of Saigon’s fall, courage found a runway aboard USS Midway. On April 30, 1975, South Vietnamese pilot Major Buang-Ly placed his wife and five children into a two-seat O-1 Bird Dog and flew into the unknown, searching for hope. Low on fuel and out of options, he dropped a handwritten plea onto USS Midway’s flight deck, asking to land. In an extraordinary act of courage and sacrifice, USS Midway Cmdr. Vern Jumper, Capt. Larry Chambers and crew, cleared the deck. Then, Buang-Ly made on
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April 29, 1975: the commander of the USS Midway has given his men an extraordinary order: clear the deck of their aircraft carrier by pushing dozens of helicopters into the sea. His goal: to clear space for an incoming plane carrying a fleeing South Vietnamese officer and his family. High seas ahead! Tune in to today's marathon of Combat Ships at 1/12c and don't miss the premiere of Season 4, Sunday at 8/7c! | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation
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