Mayday · SEASON 7

Operation Babylift (1975 Tan Son Nhut C-5 accident)

Episode 5 · 2009-12-02

★ 7.2
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Episode overview

Near the close of the Vietnam War, the United States launched Operation Babylift, a mass evacuation of children from war torn Vietnam. On April 4th 1975, the first Babylift flight ended in tragedy when a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy carrying 314 passengers crashed during an emergency landing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam killing 138.

45 minutes

Season 7 episodes

1. Lockerbie Disaster (Pan Am 103)2009-11-04 2. Sight Unseen (1996 Charki Dadri mid-air collision)2009-11-11 3. Scratching the Surface (China Airlines Flight 611)2009-11-18 4. Blown Apart (Partnair Flight 394)2009-11-25 5. Operation Babylift (1975 Tan Son Nhut C-5 accident)2009-12-02 6. Falling Fast (Tuninter Flight 1153)2009-12-09 7. Flight 574 Lost (Adam Air Flight 574)2009-12-16 8. Frozen in Flight (American Eagle Flight 4184)2009-12-16