Former commander of the South Vietnamese Air Force, prime minister (1965-1967), and vice president (1967-1971), Nguyen Cao Ky flew a helicopter to USS Midway (CVA-41) on 29 April 1975. Ky is shown here (left) at Camp Pendleton, California, in May 1975.
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