Martin was evacuated by helicopter from the US Embassy, Saigon on the morning of 30 April 1975 as Communist forces
<unk> <unk> <unk> Although he did not know it, the helicopter<unk>'s crew had orders to arrest him and bring him on board by force if he had refused to go. The helicopter used was a USMC CH-46 Sea Knight call sign "Lady Ace 09" of HMM-165 serial number 154803. Ambassador Martin's wife, Dorothy, had already been evacuated by previous flights, and left behind her personal suitcase so a South Vietnamese woman might be able to squeeze on board with her.<unk> Ambassador Martin's wife, Dorothy, had already been evacuated by previous flights, and left behind her personal suitcase so a South Vietnamese woman might be able to squeeze on board with her.