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Operation Babylift 1975

Nurses and Vietnamese Refugee Children on an Operation Babylift Flight Upon its Arrival at San Francisco International Airport - NARA - 23869151
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date4 April 1975Wikidata
Year1975Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraPost-1945 (1946 onwards)derived from year
LocationVietnamNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
Coordinates10.8439, 106.7020Wikidata P625

About the battle

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. Over 3,300 infants and children were airlifted, although the actual number has been variously reported.

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Location

10.8439, 106.7020 · Vietnam

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