Mayday
S07E05 Operation Babylift (1975 Tan Son Nhut C-5 accident)
As the Vietnam War approached its end, the U.S. initiated Operation Babylift, aimed at rescuing children from the chaos of Vietnam. However, on April 4, 1975, the inaugural flight of this mission ended in disaster when a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, with 314 individuals on board, crashed during a desperate emergency landing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in South Vietnam, resulting in the tragic loss of 138 lives.
Season 7 Episodes
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Lockerbie Disaster (Pan Am 103)
Sight Unseen (1996 Charki Dadri mid-air collision)
Scratching the Surface (China Airlines Flight 611)
Blown Apart (Partnair Flight 394)
Operation Babylift (1975 Tan Son Nhut C-5 accident)
Falling Fast (Tuninter Flight 1153)
Flight 574 Lost (Adam Air Flight 574)
Frozen in Flight (American Eagle Flight 4184)