We Came to Save a Nation & Saved a Ship Instead: Airpower's Role in the Mayaguez Incident

Authors :: Head, William P.
Source :: Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation. Fall, 2023, Vol. 70 Issue 3, p7, 10 p.
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: On April 17, 1975, the Khmer Rouge seized Cambodia and two weeks later, Communist forces overran South Vietnam. Concurrently, the Laotian Government fell to the Pathet Lao, and 'United States [...]

Subjects :: Khmer Rouge
CH-53 (Helicopter) -- Military aspects
Container ships -- Military aspects
Air power -- Military aspects
United States. Marine Corps
United States. Navy
United States. Air Force
Mayaguez (Container ship)
Vietnam War, 1959-1975 -- Military aspects

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