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Dieter Dengler was a German-born United States Navy aviator who was the first captured U.S. pilot who escaped enemy captivity during the Vietnam war. He had escaped from the Pathet Lao prison camp in Laos after six months of torture and was rescued by American forces after surviving in the jungle for 23 days.
Born in Germany, Dieter Dengler was a U.S. Naval Aviator who was shot down over Laos and captured during the Vietnam War. After six months of torture, imprisonment, and 23 days on the run, he became only the second captured US airman to escape during the war.
Aug 16, 2007 · LT Dieter Dengler was a German-born American citizen who advanced from VT30 to Attack Squadron 122 in late 1964 and then to Attack Squadron 145 onboard the RANGER. Dengler was known to his shipmates as something of a renegade; the ops officer was always after him to get a haircut and Dengler was
On February 2nd of 1966, US Navy Lieutenant Dieter Dengler was flying his first combat mission over North Vietnam from the carrier U.S.S. Ranger. The Ranger and its warplanes, including the Skyraiders of VA-145, had just repositioned from Dixie to Yankee Station following a short workup off the waters of South Vietnam in the South China Sea.
Jul 12, 2010 · Bruce Henderson’s Quest to Tell Dieter Dengler’s Life Story. “As I stood there [onboard USS Ranger] clapping and whistling to help welcome back our hero pilot, Dieter Dengler, I was thinking this is like a scene in a Hollywood movie,” Henderson said.
Dieter Dengler (May 22, 1938 – February 7, 2001) was a German-born United States Navy aviator who was shot down over Laos and captured during the Vietnam War. After six months of imprisonment and torture, and 23 days on the run, he became only the second captured US airman to escape during the war.
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Jun 17, 2010 · Bruce Henderson. Harper Collins, Jun 17, 2010 - History - 332 pages. From the New York Times bestselling author of Sons and Soldiers comes the incredible but true story of Dieter Dengler, the...
