Operation Frequent Wind

When

29 Apr 1975 – 30 Apr 1975

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

10.78° N, 106.70° E

Description

1975 military operation by the United States to evacuate Saigon, South Vietnam

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1975 American operation of Vietnam War

Operation Frequent Wind was the final phase in the evacuation of American civilians and "at-risk" Vietnamese from Saigon, South Vietnam, before the takeover of the city by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) in the Fall of Saigon. It was carried out on 29–30 April 1975, during the last days of the Vietnam War. More than 7,000 people were evacuated by helicopter from various points in Saigon.

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