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    ‘Flight to Freedom’ Honors Heroic 1975 Escape at National Naval Aviation Museum

    PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

    05.01.2025

    Photo by Garrett Dipuma 

    Naval Air Station Pensacola

    A photo of South Vietnamese Air Force Major Buang-Ly’s April 30, 1975 landing on the USS Midway flight deck at the National Naval Aviation Museum’s (NNAM) May 1 Flight to Freedom: Echoes of Valor series that commemorated the 50th anniversary of the landing. As Saigon fell in April 1975, Buang-Ly piloted the small, two-seat plane to escape from Vietnam with his family.
    (U.S. Navy photo by Garrett Dipuma)

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    Date Taken: 05.01.2025
    Date Posted: 05.02.2025 12:47
    Photo ID: 9010278
    VIRIN: 250501-N-PJ019-1011
    Resolution: 5101x3400
    Size: 1.13 MB
    Location: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, US

    Web Views: 7
    Downloads: 1

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