Lockheed C-5 Galaxy crash, Apr 4, 1975 (155 killed), Saig...
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy accident on April 4, 1975 near Saigon Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District, Vietnam with 155 fatalities.
- Date: April 4, 1975
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
- Location: Saigon Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District, Vietnam
- Fatalities: 155
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
On Operation Babylift, a USAF C-5A lost its rear cargo door and suffered explosive decompression over the South China Sea shortly after leaving Saigon. Severed flight controls forced a return, and the aircraft crashed short of runway 25L in a rice paddy, with very heavy loss of life among the orphans and crew.