Evacuation of Saigon (Operation Frequent Wind)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Evacuation_of_Saigon_(Operation_Frequent_Wind)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Operation_Frequent_Wind
gptkbp:casualties	minimal
gptkbp:commander	Graham A. Martin Richard E. Armitage Thomas J. Schmitt
gptkbp:conductedBy	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date	April 29–30, 1975
gptkbp:evacuations	gptkb:Guam gptkb:Philippines DAO Compound, Tan Son Nhut Airport U.S. Embassy, Saigon U.S. Navy ships in South China Sea
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Operation_New_Arrivals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Evacuation of Saigon (Operation Frequent Wind)
gptkbp:involvedIn	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Saigon,_South_Vietnam
gptkbp:method	helicopter evacuation
gptkbp:notableAircraft	gptkb:CH-53_Sea_Stallion gptkb:UH-1_Iroquois gptkb:CH-46_Sea_Knight
gptkbp:notableEvent	last helicopter departed from U.S. Embassy in Saigon
gptkbp:notableFor	helicopter on rooftop of Pittman Apartments
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Gerald_Ford gptkb:Richard_Armitage gptkb:Duong_Van_Minh gptkb:Graham_Martin gptkb:Hugh_Doyle gptkb:Henry_Kissinger gptkb:John_W._Vessey_Jr. Alfred M. Gray Jr. Nguyen Van Thieu Frank Snepp James E. Lee Robert E. Sheridan Thomas J. Schmitt
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:USS_Okinawa gptkb:USS_Blue_Ridge gptkb:USS_Hancock gptkb:USS_Midway
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Operation_New_Life Fall of Saigon
gptkbp:purpose	evacuation of American civilians and at-risk Vietnamese
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Vietnamese_refugee_crisis Fall of Saigon
gptkbp:result	successful evacuation of over 7,000 people
gptkbp:significance	marked the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:USS_Midway
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7