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Old 4th Nov 2008, 10:47
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Capt Trung, B777, will probably operate the first flight to the USA when that occurs, decorated war hero, his son is now an A320 pilot too.
That depends on your point of view.

He took off from Saigon one day shortly before the end of the war, dropped his bomb on his own (South Vietnam) Palace and flew to Hanoi (the then enemy).

Mind you none of us back then (1992-1993) actually called him a traitor to his face when he was flying as one of our F/Os, he was quite useful in getting things done.
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