Mayday : Operation Babylift

During Vietnam, President Gerald Ford orders a mission of mercy to rescue Vietnamese orphans by airlifting them back to the US; after ascent the aircraft's cargo door is blown off and the plane crashes to the ground, killed 250 children and babies.

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