A deeply emotional journey for military personnel, flights to and from Vietnam were also a powerful and moving experience for a generation of young women who served aboard these aircraft as flight attendants. https://t.co/jA5xrcn1Wf #FreedomBird
This tweet was posted on September 27, 2019.
After R&R leave was over, soldiers on the return flights often needed the same emotional support that they received on their initial flights to Vietnam. This was often more difficult because the soldiers now knew what awaited them. #freedombird #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 14, 2020.
During the Vietnam War, commercial airliners along with their crews were chartered to fly U.S. troops into combat zones. When flight attendants returned home after their exposure to soldiers’ lives & the realities of war, they faced their own disorienting adjustment. #freedombird
This tweet was posted on October 23, 2019.
During the Vietnam War, commercial airliners along with their crews were chartered to fly US troops into combat zones. Soldiers no longer deployed to the war zone with their units, but as individuals or in groups for distribution upon arrival. #FreedomBird #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on May 15, 2020.
During the Vietnam War, commercial airliners along with their crews were chartered to fly US troops into combat zones. The flight attendants picked up on the anxiety of the soldiers aboard and did whatever they could to provide support. #freedombird #Avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on May 28, 2020.
During the Vietnam War, commercial airliners, along with their crews, were chartered to fly U.S. troops into combat zones. Commercial airlines were also used to transport servicemembers on rest and recuperation leave. #freedombird
This tweet was posted on January 14, 2020.
For “Flying the #FreedomBirds: Airlines and the #Vietnam War,” we interviewed flight attendants about their experiences serving on commercial airliners under contract by the U.S. Military Airlift Command (MAC) during the Vietnam War. Watch one here: https://t.co/rSaOtRWBlR
This tweet was posted on March 04, 2020.
For “Flying the Freedom Birds: Airlines and the Vietnam War,” we interviewed several flight attendants about their experiences serving on commercial airliners under contract by the U.S. Air Force Military Airlift Command (MAC) during the Vietnam War. https://t.co/XF8VYWsxR6
This tweet was posted on April 27, 2020.
Great pic of Ik-Joong Kang's "Gateway"! Have a great trip! RT @utahoc: Display at SFO. On my way to Vietnam @ SFO http://t.co/EtdFwe4M
This tweet was posted on March 05, 2012.
Introduced to photography while in the Vietnam War, Robert B. Taylor captures rural California beauty: http://t.co/6SlpTH5a3R Post-TSA, T3
This tweet was posted on April 04, 2013.
Our exhibition “Flying the Freedom Birds: Airlines and the Vietnam War” highlights the stories of commercial flight crew who were chartered to provide flights for servicemen in and out of combat zones. #FreedomBird
This tweet was posted on November 14, 2019.
Our newest exhibition, Flying the Freedom Birds: Airlines and the Vietnam War,” provides insight into the experience of serving aboard the commercial airliners, known as Freedom Birds, that flew troops to and from Vietnam in the 1960s and 70s. https://t.co/jA5xrcn1Wf #FreedomBird
This tweet was posted on September 27, 2019.
Sean Nolan's fascination w/the confluence of culture & time in Vietnam is captured perfectly in this pic: http://t.co/QrK4NboC (On view, T2)
This tweet was posted on May 17, 2012.
Sean Nolan's interest in environmental portraits is evident in his photos from Vietnam, on view, pre-TSA, in T2: http://t.co/CHMK6YCh
This tweet was posted on April 19, 2012.
See “Flying the Freedom Birds: Airlines and the Vietnam War,” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library. https://t.co/jA5xrcECNN #freedombird #avgeek
This tweet was posted on October 23, 2019.
See “Flying the Freedom Birds: Airlines and the Vietnam War,” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library. https://t.co/jA5xrcECNN #freedombird #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 14, 2020.
See “Flying the Freedom Birds: Airlines and the Vietnam War,” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library. https://t.co/jA5xrcn1Wf #FreedomBirds
This tweet was posted on November 14, 2019.
Vietnam veterans recall flights into combat zones as an isolating and disorienting experience. These feelings made the efforts of the flight attendants critical. Flight attendants remember the passengers being very respectful to them. #FreedomBird #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on May 15, 2020.
We have a new photo exhibit! The Bay Area's Sean Nolan's environmental portraits in Vietnam are in T2, pre-TSA: http://t.co/oZminLp2
This tweet was posted on March 21, 2012.