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161219-F-ST721-026

Col. Thomas K. Smith Jr., 433rd Airlift Wing commander, explains how the cargo door was blown out on the ill-fated C-5 flight during Operation Babylift April 4, 1975 in Vietnam. Retired Col. Regina Aune, Aryn Lockhart, Nick Morey, and Charles Khachan from St. George Maronite Catholic Church toured a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft Dec.19, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Aune and Lockhart were both aboard the flight in 1975.

PHOTO BY: Benjamin Faske
VIRIN: 161219-F-ST721-026.JPG
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