Dhameystir weedha soo socota: 19kii Abriil 1975, kadib markii Waqooyiga Vietnam ay qabsadeen saddex meelood laba meel Koonfurta Vietnam, "Midway", oo ay weheliyaan "Coral Sea", "Hancock", iyo, ayaa loo diray biyaha ka baxsan Koonfurta Vietnam. Toban cisho ka dib, ciidamada Mareykanka ee qeybta toddobaad ee maraakiibta ayaa fuliyay howlgalkii Frequent Wind, oo ahaa daadgureynta Saigon. Tan awgeed, "Midway", oo ka soo dejisay kala bar garabka dagaalka ee caadiga ah ee maraakiibta NS Subic Bay, Filibiin, ayaa u dhoofiyay Thailand waxayna qaateen sideed ciidanka Cirka Mareykanka CH-53 oo ka tirsan 21aad Howlgallada Gaarka ah iyo laba HH-53 helicopters oo ka tirsan 40aad Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron. Sida
Saigon waxaa qabsaday ciidamada Waqooyiga Vietnam, Diyaaradahaasi Helikobtarka ah waxay u qaadeen boqolaal askari oo Mareykan ah iyo dad Vietnamese ah "Midway" iyo maraakiibta kale ee Mareykanka ee ku sugan Badda Koonfurta Shiinaha.