Vlamgat9 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 There's an amazing documentary on BBC iplayer at the moment on the fall of Saigon in 1975 and the US Marine helilift out of the city. Really quite someting. Highly recommend it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Found it. It's in the history section under 'Storyville'. I'm downloading it now. Thanks for the heads up. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Watched it a couple of days ago. A fascinating documentary I thought. Big kudos to the Vietnamese Chinook pilot who ditched his helo alongside the US frigate. Balls of steel. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Thanks for flagging this. Downloading it now. Just need to remember to watch it now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzH Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Good spot, just watching it now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I can recommend this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Men-Out-Americas-Vietnam/dp/143916102X/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1437676765&sr=1-6&keywords=last+men+out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticky847 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Really good prog, tho for the life of me I can't figure why the chinny pilot would take his flying overalls off,it was obvious who he was when picked up so why endanger his life doing that in the hover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Really good prog, tho for the life of me I can't figure why the chinny pilot would take his flying overalls off,it was obvious who he was when picked up so why endanger his life doing that in the hover! Haven't seen it all yet, but didn't he have gold bars sewn into it? Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticky847 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Yes, it was said he had gold bars in his shirt( tho whether they meant his flight suit/ overalls I don't know ) that were then lost in the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Really good prog, tho for the life of me I can't figure why the chinny pilot would take his flying overalls off,it was obvious who he was when picked up so why endanger his life doing that in the hover! I got the impression more that he was worried about the flight suit weighing him down in the water. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticky847 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Ok fair one I didn't get that, depends how much gold he had in his clothes I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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