Historical information

An article by Douglas Alton, from the Age, dated Wednesday, April 23, 1975 that reported on children being evacuated from Saigon. Dr Forbes was the medical superintendent supervising the airlift from Saigon just prior to the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.

Physical description

Two newspaper articles from The Age, Wednesday 23 April, 1975. In large bold print the heading "I'm AA33, by air from Saigon" is written. Along side the article is a a photo of an infant behind cot bars in preparation for being airlifted from Vietnam. The second article is titled, "After Thieu, the danger in Saigon is a vacuum".

Inscriptions & markings

I'm AA33, by air from Saigon/ After Thieu, the danger in Saigon is a vacuum.