The Republic of Vietnam Historical Society Blog VNAF Major Lý Bửng's Flight to Freedom


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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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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.


South Vietnamese pilot Major LY BUNG Thiếu Tá VNCH Phi Công L19 Lý Bửng 30.4.1975 USS MIDWAY

44-year ago On 29 April 1975, A Vietnam Air Force pilot Major Buang-Ly performed a historic O-1 Bird Dog landing aboard USS Midway to save his family. Vietnamese Air Force Major Bung-Ly made the decision to load his family — his wife and five children — into a small two-seat Cessna O-1 Bird Dog aeroplane.


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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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[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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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.


The Republic of Vietnam Historical Society Blog VNAF Major Lý Bửng's Flight to Freedom

South Vietnamese Major Buang and his family are escorted by a Marine Security Guard across the deck of the USS Midway in one of the most dramatic moments during operation Frequent Wind. (PhotoQuest/Getty Images) Full size 960 × 640 Post navigation. Published in


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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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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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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.


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On the last full day of his country's existence, South Vietnamese air force Maj. Buang-Ly stole a tiny two-seat airplane. He helped his wife and their five children, ages 14 months to 6 years, into the backseat and storage area before climbing into the pilot's seat. They took off and headed out to sea while enemy ground fire zipped past them.


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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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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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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.


The South Vietnamese Pilot Who Performed a Daring Feat To Save His Family

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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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