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The two major evacuation points chosen for Operation Frequent Wind were the DAO Compound next to Tan Son Nhut Airport for American and Vietnamese civilian evacuees, and the U.S. Embassy, Saigon for embassy staff.
A few minutes later, the commanding officer, Captain Lawrence C. Chambers, announced that we were going to Vietnam to possibly be involved in an evacuation of South Vietnam.
Considered by many to be the 30 most dangerous hours on board the aircraft carrier USS Midway, Operation Frequent Wind was one of the largest rescue missions in US history. As the communist-led North Vietnamese Army invaded Saigon, the US Navy was called in to rescue thousands of South Vietnamese citizens trapped in the capital city.
to the USS Midway in the South China Sea. Operation FREQUENT WIND was the first major operation involving the use of SAF helicopters from an aircraft carrier. Nine flew with the Marine Corps...
With the fall of Saigon imminent, the USS Midway, along with a flotilla of U.S. Navy ships steamed to the waters off South Vietnam for the emergency evacuation. On April 29, 1975, Operation Frequent Wind commenced. For those involved, this massive humanitarian effort was nothing less than extraordinary.
29 kwi 2010 · On April 30th, 1975, the USS Midway took on board 3,000 people evacuated from Saigon as the North Vietnamese Army advanced to capture the capitol city. The fall of Saigon marked the end of...
Posted April 30, 2019 - During Operation Frequent Winds (the Evacuation of Saigon), the following ships participated. I believe most or all of these ships were in the Territorial Seas on April 29 and 30, 1975, and most or all of these ships were in or near the plume of the Mekong River.
