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| Keywords: Major Buang taxies to a halt.jpg en A VNAF Cessna O-1E s/n SU4981 after that landing on the U S Navy aircraft carrier USS Midway CV-41 on 30 April 1975 during operation Frequent Wind the evacuation of South Vietnam The plane was piloted by South Vietnamese Air Force Major Buang and carried his wife and five children to safety Three crewmen are moving toward the plane to assist two of the deck crews are seen clapping their hands in joy The aircraft is today on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola Florida USA U S Naval Aviation News July 1975 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1970s/1975/jul75 pdf p 32-33; http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 48735 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 2011 003 200 005 USN 1975-04-30 Operation Frequent Wind Cessna L-19 Bird Dog Aboard USS Midway CV-41 Cessna O-1 Bird Dogs during the Vietnam War Disputed The crewmen are not clapping their hands ; they are signaling the pilot instructions and directions after landing In addition the aircraft clearly does not have an arresting gear tail hook Response According to Larry Chambers Commanding Officer of the USS Midway at the time and who also was an eyewitness to the event the aircraft cleared the ramp and touched down on center line at the normal touchdown point Had he been equipped with a tailhook he could have bagged a number 3 wire He bounced once and came stop abeam of the island amid a wildly cheering arms-waving flight deck crew Of course the aircraft didn't have a tailhook as it was not designed nor intended for carrier landings PD-USGov-Military-Navy | ||||
