Vietnam: A Television History; American and South Vietnamese Evacuation from Vietnam: Fleet Wind

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Series
Vietnam: A Television History
Raw Footage
American and South Vietnamese Evacuation from Vietnam: Fleet Wind
Producing Organization
WGBH Educational Foundation
Contributing Organization
WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-15-tx3513v89h
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Description
Description
This film shows Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky as he walked across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVA-41). It also shows the utility helicopters UH-1 as they landed on the deck and the anti-submarine warfare helicopter SH-2D as it lifted off. The cargo helicopter CH-53 is shown as evacuees off-loaded from it.
Date
1975-04-29
Date
1975-04-29
Asset type
Raw Footage
Topics
Global Affairs
War and Conflict
Subjects
Military helicopters; Refugees; Nguyen Cao Ky; Vietnam (Asia) nation; Nationalism and communism; National liberation movements; aircraft carriers; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Civilians in war; Evacuation of civilians
Rights
Rights Note:,Rights:Public Domain,Rights Credit:NARA,Rights Type:All,Rights Coverage:,Rights Holder:NARA
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:07:31
Credits
Distributor: NARA
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WGBH
Identifier: cpb-aacip-bde243723e8 (unknown)
Format: video/quicktime
Color: Color
Duration: 00:04:51
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Citations
Chicago: “Vietnam: A Television History; American and South Vietnamese Evacuation from Vietnam: Fleet Wind,” 1975-04-29, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed July 18, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-tx3513v89h.
MLA: “Vietnam: A Television History; American and South Vietnamese Evacuation from Vietnam: Fleet Wind.” 1975-04-29. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. July 18, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-tx3513v89h>.
APA: Vietnam: A Television History; American and South Vietnamese Evacuation from Vietnam: Fleet Wind. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-tx3513v89h