On 4 April 1975, [note 1] a Lockheed C-5A Galaxy participating in the first mission of Operation Babylift crashed on approach during an emergency landing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam. The cause was ascribed to loss of flight control due to explosive decompression and structural failure.

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed, and now maintained and upgraded by its successor, Lockheed Martin.

2023年4月3日 · Tragically, the most widely publicized C-5 flight occurred on Apr. 4, 1975, when C-5A 68-0218 (S/N 0021) crashed during “Operation Babylift.” With North Vietnamese forces closing on Saigon, the U.S. was airlifting orphaned children and infants out of the combat zone.

The C-5 crashed on approach during an emergency landing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam. The cause was ascribed to loss of flight control due to explosive decompression and structural failure. The accident marked the second operational loss and first fatal crash for …

2015年4月6日 · Chiều 4/4, chiếc C-5 mang số hiệu 68-0218 mà ông Harp làm cơ phó thực hiện chuyến không vận đầu tiên trong chiến dịch. Ông Harp, người đã có kinh nghiệm 1.200 giờ bay, mô tả căn cứ không quân Tân Sơn Nhất lúc đó hỗn …

Uniquely, the C-5’s nose section swung up to enable double rows of vehicles to drive straight through the aircraft. Almost immediately, the plane took off for Vietnam. Because it could transport about 98 percent of the Army’s range of equipment, the C …

The Lockheed C-5A Galaxy (68-0218) was engaged in Operation Babylift, a mission to bring Vietnamese orphans to the US in the few remaining days before the Republic of Vietnam fell. The C-5 departed Saigon-Tan Son Nhut Airport at 16:03.

Attempting to make an emergency landing, the aircraft crashed, killing 155 of the 314 people on board. Security forces were then set up to supervise the following evacuations.

1975年4月4日 · Lockheed C-5A Galaxy 68-0218 lifts off from Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam, 4:00 p.m., Friday, 4 April 1975. (CORBIS) 4 April 1975: Operation Babylift.

Tai nạn C5 Tân Sơn Nhứt là tai nạn xảy ra tại Căn cứ không quân Tân Sơn Nhứt vào ngày 4 tháng 4 năm 1975 của 68-0218, một Lockheed C-5A Galaxy tham gia vào chiến dịch Babylift, chiếc máy bay đã bị rơi khi hạ cánh khẩn cấp xuống Căn cứ không quân Tân Sơn Nhứt, Sài Gòn. Nguyên nhân ...