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The Girl in the Picture: The Kim Phúc Story, the Photograph and the Vietnam War, by Denise Chong, is a 1999 biographical and historical book tracing the life story of Phúc. Chong's historical coverage emphasizes the life, especially the school and family life, of Phúc from before the attack, through convalescence, and into the present time.
In February 1966, Drazba and another nurse, Elizabeth A. Jones, were among the seven American military personnel who died in a helicopter crash northeast of Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam, [4] [5] when the helicopter hit electrical lines and burned. [6] Drazba and Jones were the first two American women to die in the Vietnam War.
On July 23, 1982, a Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter crashed at Indian Dunes [2] in Valencia, California, United States during the making of Twilight Zone: The Movie.The crash killed actor Vic Morrow and child actors Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Yi Chen, who were on the ground, and injured the six helicopter passengers.
Carl Robinson’s wife, who is Vietnamese, claims that 50 years ago it was an open secret among Vietnamese photographers that the photo credit on “Naplam Girl” was stolen.
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Nick Ut has spoken out against claims that his famous 1972 photo of a terrified child running from a napalm bomb attack on her village during the Vietnam War ...
Kim Phuc received her final burn treatment, 50 years after she was shown running in agony as napalm burned her skin in South Vietnam.
31 August - A Mil Mi-8T helicopter crashed over Kamchatka, Russia. All 22 occupants onboard were killed. [17] 8 September – A Bell UH-1H Iroquois of the Salvadoran Air Force crashed in Pasaquina, El Salvador. The crash killed all 9 occupants, including Mauricio Arriaza Chicas, the director of the National Civil Police. [18]
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A Vietnamese military helicopter on a parachute training mission crashed close to the Vietnamese capital on Monday, killing 16 people on board and critically injuring five ...