I never really knew the details of this until I listened to an NPR piece over the weekend.
http://www.npr.org/2015/04/26/402208267/remembering-the-doomed-first-flight-of-operation-babylift (http://www.npr.org/2015/04/26/402208267/remembering-the-doomed-first-flight-of-operation-babylift)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Babylift (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Babylift)
Damn. I'd never heard this story before. Another reason I love this place. O0 Thanks mirth!