Operation Babylift

Operation Babylift was a mass evacuation of children from South Vietnam to the United States and other Western countries at end of the Vietnam War, in April 1975. Over 3,300 infants and children were airlifted, although the actual number has been variously reported.

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1975-04-04T00:00:00Z

1975-04-04T00:00:00Z

1975 Operation Babylift

1860-03-01T00:00:00Z

1861-02-01T00:00:00Z

1860 — 1861 Siege of Saigon

1861-02-01T00:00:00Z

1861-02-01T00:00:00Z

1861 Battle of Ky Hoa

1861-12-16T00:00:00Z

1861-12-16T00:00:00Z

1861 Capture of Bien Hoa

1955-04-28T00:00:00Z

1955-05-01T00:00:00Z

1955 Battle of Saigon

1960-11-11T00:00:00Z

1960-11-11T00:00:00Z

1960 1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt

1962-02-27T00:00:00Z

1962-02-27T00:00:00Z

1962 1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing

1964-09-13T00:00:00Z

1964-09-14T00:00:00Z

1964 September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt

1965-02-19T00:00:00Z

1965-02-20T00:00:00Z

1965 1965 South Vietnamese coup

1965-05-10T00:00:00Z

1965-05-15T00:00:00Z

1965 Battle of Song Be

1967-01-08T00:00:00Z

1967-01-26T00:00:00Z

1967 Operation Cedar Falls

1968-01-30T00:00:00Z

1968-03-07T00:00:00Z

1968 Battle of Saigon

1968-01-31T00:00:00Z

1968-01-31T00:00:00Z

1968 Tet Offensive attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base

1968-01-31T00:00:00Z

1968-01-31T00:00:00Z

1968 Tet Offensive attack on US Embassy

1968-02-02T00:00:00Z

1968-02-02T00:00:00Z

1968 Tet Offensive attacks on Bien Hoa and Long Binh

1968-02-11T00:00:00Z

1968-02-11T00:00:00Z

1968 Tet Offensive battle of Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack

1968-03-01T00:00:00Z

1968-03-01T00:00:00Z

1968 Action of 1 March 1968

1968-04-29T00:00:00Z

1968-05-30T00:00:00Z

1968 May Offensive

1968-05-12T00:00:00Z

1968-06-06T00:00:00Z

1968 Battle of Coral–Balmoral

1968-05-12T00:00:00Z

1968-05-12T00:00:00Z

1968 Battle of South Saigon

1968-05-12T00:00:00Z

1968-05-12T00:00:00Z

1968 Battle of West Saigon

1968-09-27T00:00:00Z

1968-09-27T00:00:00Z

1968 Phase III Offensive

1974-12-13T00:00:00Z

1975-04-30T00:00:00Z

1974 — 1975 1975 spring offensive

1975-04-28T00:00:00Z

1975-04-28T00:00:00Z

1975 Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air Base

1975-04-30T00:00:00Z

1975-04-30T00:00:00Z

1975 Fall of Saigon

1771-10-01T00:00:00Z

1773-03-01T00:00:00Z

1771 — 1773 Siamese–Vietnamese War of 1771-1773

1945-09-13T00:00:00Z

1946-03-30T00:00:00Z

1945 — 1946 Operation Masterdom

1955-11-01T00:00:00Z

1975-04-30T00:00:00Z

1955 — 1975 Vietnam War

1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

1963-01-01T00:00:00Z

1959 — 1963 War in Vietnam (1959–1963)

1973-01-23T00:00:00Z

1973-02-03T00:00:00Z

1973 War of the flags

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President Gerald R. Ford Holding a Refugee Baby and Talking with Nurses on an Operation Babylift Plane After Its Arrival at San Francisco International Airport from South Vietnam - NARA - 23869161

Operation Babylift baby shoes

President Gerald Ford carries a Vietnamese baby

Nurses and Vietnamese Refugee Children on an Operation Babylift Flight Upon its Arrival at San Francisco International Airport - NARA - 23869151

Photograph of President Gerald R. Ford Carrying a Vietnamese Baby from Clipper 1742, One of the Operation Babylift Planes that Transported Approximately 325 South Vietnamese Orphans from Saigon to the United State(...) - NARA - 7839930

President Gerald R. Ford Holding a Refugee Baby on an Evacuation Bus at San Francisco International Airport Following the Arrival of an Operation Babylift Plane from South Vietnam - NARA - 23869153

Medical Staff Examining Refugee Children Inside an Ambulance at San Francisco International Airport Following the Arrival of an Operation Babylift Plane from South Vietnam - NARA - 23869157

Vietnamese Refugee Children on an Operation Babylift Flight Arriving at San Francisco International Airport - NARA - 12007111

President Gerald R. Ford, First Lady Betty Ford, Dr. Mark Oscherwitz, and Nurses on an Evacuation Bus at San Francisco International Airport during the Arrival of an Operation Babylift Plane from South Vietnam - NARA - 23869155

United States Air Force Lockheed C-5A Galaxy 68-0218 crashsite

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1955	South Vietnam		Wikidata
area	region	1969	Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		FULRO insurgency against Vietnam	insurgency	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1860	Siege of Saigon	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1861	Battle of Ky Hoa	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1861	Capture of Bien Hoa	armed conflict	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1955	Battle of Saigon	France, battle, State of Vietnam	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1960	1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt	attempted coup d'état	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1962	1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing	Pham Phu Quoc, Nguyễn Văn Cử, attempted coup d'état, bombardment	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1964	September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt	attempted coup d'état	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1965	1965 South Vietnamese coup	attempted coup d'état	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1965	Battle of Song Be	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1967	Operation Cedar Falls	United States, battle, military operation	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Battle of Saigon	United States, North Vietnam, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Tet Offensive attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Tet Offensive attack on US Embassy	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Tet Offensive attacks on Bien Hoa and Long Binh	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Tet Offensive battle of Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack	battle, offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Action of 1 March 1968	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	May Offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Battle of Coral–Balmoral	United States, Australia, New Zealand, North Vietnam, National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Battle of South Saigon	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Battle of West Saigon	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Phase III Offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1974	1975 spring offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1975	Operation Babylift	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1975	Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air Base	bombardment	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1975	Fall of Saigon	battle	Wikidata
event	war	1771	Siamese–Vietnamese War of 1771-1773	war	Wikidata
event	war	1945	Operation Masterdom	France, United Kingdom, war, Vietnamese Independence League	Wikidata
event	war	1955	Vietnam War	North Korea, Thailand, Philippines, South Korea, New Zealand, National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Republic of Vietnam, Khmer Rouge, GRUNK, Pathet Lao, United States, People's Republic of China, Australia, proxy war, Kingdom of Laos, Kingdom of Cambodia, Khmer Republic, Many Flags	Wikidata
event	war	1959	War in Vietnam (1959–1963)	war phase	Wikidata
event	war	1973	War of the flags	war phase	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1952	Republic of Vietnam Navy	navy	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1978	Ba Son Corporation	holding company, business, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company, defense industry	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort of Ki Hoa	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Vietnam People's Air Force Museum, Ho Chi Minh City	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	War Remnants Museum	military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		President Gerald R. Ford Holding a Refugee Baby and Talking with Nurses on an Operation Babylift Plane After Its Arrival at San Francisco International Airport from South Vietnam - NARA - 23869161		Commons
commons	image		Operation Babylift baby shoes		Commons
commons	image		President Gerald Ford carries a Vietnamese baby		Commons
commons	image		Nurses and Vietnamese Refugee Children on an Operation Babylift Flight Upon its Arrival at San Francisco International Airport - NARA - 23869151		Commons
commons	image		Photograph of President Gerald R. Ford Carrying a Vietnamese Baby from Clipper 1742, One of the Operation Babylift Planes that Transported Approximately 325 South Vietnamese Orphans from Saigon to the United State(...) - NARA - 7839930		Commons
commons	image		President Gerald R. Ford Holding a Refugee Baby on an Evacuation Bus at San Francisco International Airport Following the Arrival of an Operation Babylift Plane from South Vietnam - NARA - 23869153		Commons
commons	image		Medical Staff Examining Refugee Children Inside an Ambulance at San Francisco International Airport Following the Arrival of an Operation Babylift Plane from South Vietnam - NARA - 23869157		Commons
commons	image		Vietnamese Refugee Children on an Operation Babylift Flight Arriving at San Francisco International Airport - NARA - 12007111		Commons
commons	image		President Gerald R. Ford, First Lady Betty Ford, Dr. Mark Oscherwitz, and Nurses on an Evacuation Bus at San Francisco International Airport during the Arrival of an Operation Babylift Plane from South Vietnam - NARA - 23869155		Commons
commons	image		United States Air Force Lockheed C-5A Galaxy 68-0218 crashsite		Commons