Wings of Freedom and 50 similar items

Birkitts Books presents ... Wings of Freedom ISBN: 1604521716 Author: Topping, Allan H Publisher: Bluewaterpress LLC Release Date: 2021-03-10 Seller Category: History Qty Available: 1 Condition: Used: Very Good Sku: 251028012 Notes: Minor shelf wear, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. At the end of the Vietnam War, Pan American World Airways successfully evacuated 463 American and Vietnamese civilians on April 24, 1975, aboard a Boeing 747?the last plane out. At the time, Allen H. Topping was serving as the Pan Am Director of South Vietnam and Cambodia and was instrumental in the success of that last flight.Topping lived and worked in South Vietnam for two and a half years. In addition to its global network of scheduled services, Pan Am was also involved in many other rescue and humanitarian operations throughout the world. These operations and missions included the Berlin Airlift, the Cuban Airlift, rescue operations from Tehran, operational support for US forces in WW II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and, most recently, the Gulf War. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our Store!!