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On 12 January 1991, a Vietnam Airlines-operated Tupolev Tu-134, registration VN-A126, with 76 passengers on board crashed on final approach to Ho Chi Minh City. At 30 ft (9.1 m), the Tupolev suddenly lost height and landed hard, touched down with the left main gear first.
The airline was founded in 1956 and later established as a state-owned enterprise in April 1989. Vietnam Airlines is headquartered in Long Biên district, Hanoi, with hubs at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi and Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.
VVNS. SQH. Na San Airport. 21°12′53″N 104°02′7″E. / 21.21472°N 104.03528°E / 21.21472; 104.03528 ( Na San Airport) Notes: Among 10 international airports mentioned above, only five are served with current international flights including Tan Son Nhat (Ho Chi Minh City), Noi Bai (Hanoi), Da Nang (Da Nang), Cam Ranh (Nha ...
On 4 April 1975, [ note 1] a Lockheed C-5A Galaxy participating in the first mission of Operation Babylift crashed on approach during an emergency landing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam. The cause was ascribed to loss of flight control due to explosive decompression and structural failure. The accident marked the second operational ...
The agency was founded as Vietnam Civil Aviation ( Cục Hàng không Dân dụng Việt Nam) in January 1956 by the Vietnam People's Air Force ( Ministry of Defense ), upon the issuance of Decision No.666/TTG of the Vietnamese government. It was originally tasked with state management, national defense, and commercialization of air transportation.
The Vietnam War was a massive undertaking for all involved: North Vietnam and the Viet Cong had around 690,000 soldiers by 1966, South Vietnam had a strength of 1.5 million soldiers by 1972, and the U.S. deployed a total of 2.7 million soldiers over the course of American involvement, peaking at 543,000 in April 1969.
2011. Low-cost carrier. Vietnam Air Services Company. 0V. VFC. VASCO AIR. 2004. Regional carrier, wholly owned subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines. Operations also include charter flights, medical evacuations, SAR operations, oil platforms flights, and other aviation services.
17 February 1988: A Tupolev Tu-134A, registration VN-A108 (built in 1976), crashed at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, Vietnam. [ 7] 12 January 1991: A Tupolev Tu-134, registration VN-A126, with 76 passengers on board crashed on final approach to Ho Chi Minh City. At 30 feet (9.1 meters) the Tupolev suddenly lost height and landed hard ...