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1975 Tan Son Nhut C-5 accident

1975 CE · Asia · Disaster

1975 Tan Son Nhut C-5 accident
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On 4 April 1975, 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.

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