On 4 April 1975, a Lockheed C-5A Galaxy participating in the first mission of Operation Babylift crashed on approach during an emergency landing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam. The cause was
Aerial view of the crash site
68-0218, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 1971
Rear doors of a C-5 Galaxy
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
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The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed, and now maintained and upgraded by its successor, Lockheed Martin. It provides the United States Air Forc
1975 Tan Son Nhut Lockheed C-5 crash
…On 4 April 1975, a Lockheed C-5A Galaxy participating in the first mission of Operation Babylift crashed on approach during an emergency landing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam. The…
A United States Air Force C-5 in flight
One of the first C-5A models is given a final inspection before testing in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 16-foot transonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base in the mid-1960s.
The fourth C-5A Galaxy 66-8306 in the 1980s European One color scheme
C-5A Minuteman Air Mobile ICBM Feasibility Demonstration – 24 October 1974 (video)