This day in Navy History - Operation Frequent Wind

Operation Frequent wind - April 29, 1975, the evacuation of 1,373 American civilians and 5,595 "at-risk" Vietnamese from Saigon, South Vietnam by helicopter. The evacuation aircraft came from the Task Force 76 led by the USS Blueridge.


photo of evacuation in progress. 

There were so many helicopters landing on the task forces ships that there was no room for any more. so the Sailors simply pushed them overboard! that would have been fun.