Operation Babylift was the mass evacuation of more than 3,300 children from South Vietnam to the United States and allied countries in early April 1975, in the final weeks before the fall of Saigon. U.S. military and chartered civilian aircraft flew orphans out of Tan Son Nhut Airport for adoption abroad; the effort was marred when the first flight, a C-5A Galaxy, crashed shortly after takeoff on 4 April 1975, killing 138 people, including 78 children. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Operation TypeEvacuation (humanitarian, child welfare) 1 LocationTan Son Nhut Airport, Saigon, South Vietnam, to the United States and other countries 1 ParticipantsU.S. 62nd Airlift Wing and Military Airlift Command, private adoption agencies, Pan American World Airways 1 ObjectiveEvacuate Vietnamese orphans and vulnerable children from Saigon before the city fell to North Vietnamese forces 1 OutcomeApproximately 2,500 to 3,300 children were relocated and adopted internationally; a C-5A Galaxy crash on the first flight killed 138 people, including 78 children 1 Operation Type
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Operation Babylift was flown by United States Air Force transport aircraft
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Operation Babylift was a mass evacuation of children from South Vietnam to the United States and other Western countries at the end of the Vietnam War, in April 1975.
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Operation Babylift was a mass evacuation of children from South Vietnam to the United States and other Western countries at the end of the Vietnam War, in April 1975.
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Over 3,300 infants and children were airlifted, although the actual number has been variously reported.
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