The Hanoi Taxi (tail #66-0177) was retired from active service in May 2006. She was the last of the 285 C-141s built by Lockheed to leave active service. She flew 100 POWs out of Hanoi on 12 Februa...
The Hanoi Taxi (tail #66-0177) was retired from active service in May 2006. She was the last of the 285 C-141s built by Lockheed to leave active service. She flew 100 POWs out of Hanoi on 12 February 1973, some of them tasting freedom for the first time in six years. Each POW put their shot-down date on the face of the oxygen panel during their flight to Clark AB in the Philippines. For her retirement ceremony, the POWs she brought home were brought back for the ceremony and one last flight by this gracious lady. Most of them are old men now but their enthusiasm, emotions, and excitement were evident during this flight and retirement ceremony. She was then flown to Dayton, OH where she will spend her final days in the Air Force Museum.
*Credit to Peter Thompson and Kiet Nguyen (R. Seal) for sending me this video.
My hat is off to those who have served and are currently serving.
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This is a beautiful film that shares so much emotion. The music is perfect. It is wonderful to see the active duty Air Force personnel escorting the former POW's to the aircraft. Beautifully done!
y'all seem to forget that Hanoi Jane turned on her fellow Americans - lay odds if her fatther wasn't Henry Fonda she would have been shot like the common cur dog that is resembles
I road in a C141 into battle Dec 19 1989. Then to Saudi Arabia In 1990 with my Ambulance in side her . They were the bests plane to jump from. The C141 is also my "Freedom Bird" . Airbone All The Way!
"I just wish the attacks would stop in regards to her and the energy be placed to end wars so no soldier or civilian is killed again in the name of peace."
Exactly what part of FREEDOM IS NOT FREE do you not understand, Susan? Peacenik hippy liberals don't live in reality. Fortunately, we have a military that does, even if the radical left hates them.
NFarce obviously you do not understand what I mean. I had an uncle that died in the battle of the bulge. It changed my family forever. Can we not have freedom without war? It is possible if we change our mindset and raise our children to think peace and not war. I think war mongers like you just keep it going. War is not glamorous, war is not a movie. War is ugly. It needs to stop. And by the way...I am not a hippy. I just want peace. Obviously....you don't.
Huh...I thought actors were people too...not robots. People who vote and pay taxes just like you and I. They get paid alot of money...but so does Bill Gates and I bet if he spoke up against war you wouldn't have the same comment. This is America...where you can say how you feel. But maybe you think you can say or do anything only if it agrees with you. I thought that is why men and women of the military fight...for this right.
Being the friend and relative of so many armed service men and women, this video brings me to tears. A good friend of mine gave up his life in Afghanistan recently, he was a great friend, a great guy and DAMN good Marine. RIP Danny, we all miss you.
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Exactly what part of FREEDOM IS NOT FREE do you not understand, Susan? Peacenik hippy liberals don't live in reality. Fortunately, we have a military that does, even if the radical left hates them.