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2. Firebase Betty - Wikipedia

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   Firebase Betty (also known as Currahee Base Camp, Landing Zone Betty or Phan Thiết) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) ...

3. List of ships of the Republic of Vietnam Navy - Wikipedia

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   The Landing Ship, Tank (LST) was a vessel created to support amphibious operations by landing vehicles, cargo, and troops directly to shore. These 1,625 ton, 327-foot (100 m) vessels had a crew of around 120 men, and a top speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph).

4. Operation Frequent Wind - Wikipedia

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   Operation Frequent Wind was the final phase in the evacuation of American civilians and "at-risk" Vietnamese from Saigon, South Vietnam, before the takeover of the city by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) in the Fall of Saigon.

5. Western Airlines Flight 2605 - Wikipedia

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   Western Airlines Flight 2605, nicknamed the "Night Owl", [2] was an international scheduled passenger flight from Los Angeles, California, to Mexico City, Mexico.On October 31, 1979, at 5:42 a.m. CST (UTC−06:00), the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 used on the flight crashed at Mexico City International Airport in fog after landing on a runway that was closed for maintenance.

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   Qalaherriaq (c. 1834 – 1856) was an Inughuit hunter from Cape York in northwestern Greenland.Born around 1834 and baptized Erasmus Augustine Kallihirua, he was taken aboard the British barque HMS Assistance in 1850 as an interpreter during the search for Franklin's lost expedition.

7. Landing Zone Sierra - Wikipedia

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   [3]: 52 After retaking Landing Zone Mack, on 13 March the Marines moved along the ridgeline to retake Landing Zone Sierra which had been abandoned two months earlier and was now used by the PAVN to mortar Marines positions. Company I led the attack on Sierra and found that the PAVN were dug in, in well-prepared bunkers, the LZ was secured by ...