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Description: A VNAF Cessna O-1E (s/n SU4981) after that landing on the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV-41) on 30 April 1975 during operation "Frequent Wind", the evacuation of South Vietnam. The plane was piloted by South Vietnamese Air Force Major Buang and carried his wife and five children to safety. Three crewmen are moving toward the plane to assist, two of the deck crews are seen clapping their hands in joy. The aircraft is today on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida (USA).
Title: Major Buang taxies to a halt
Credit: U.S. Naval Aviation News July 1975 [1], p. 32-33; U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 2011.003.200.005
Author: USN
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