Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Martin akabudiswa neherikoputa kubva kuUS Embassy, Saigon mangwanani aApril 30, 1975 sezvo maCommunist mauto
vakaparadza guta. Kunyange zvazvo akanga asingazvizivi, vashandi veherikoputa yacho vakanga varayirwa kuti vamusunge uye vamuise mungarava nesimba kudai akanga aramba kuenda. Helicopter yakashandiswa yaiva USMC CH-46 Sea Knight call sign "Lady Ace 09" yeHMM-165 serial nhamba 154803. Mudzimai waAmbassador Martin, Dorothy, akanga atobviswa kare nendege dzapakuvamba, uye akasiya sutukesi yake yomunhu oga kuitira kuti mumwe mukadzi weSouth Vietnamese agone kukwanisa kukwira naye.