The bombing Attack of Tan Son Nhut Air Base occurred Presence on April 28 , 1975 , just two days before the Fall Motion_directional of Saigon .

The purpose of `` Steel Tiger '' was to impede Hindering the flow Motion of men and materiel on the enemy logistical routes collectively known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail ( the Truong Son Strategic Supply Route to the North Vietnamese ) .

During the fixed-wing evacuation 50,493 people ( including 2,678 Vietnamese orphans ) were evacuated Emptying from Tan Son Nhut .

This action was taken within Laos due to the location of North Vietnam 's expanding logistical corridor known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail ( the Truong Son Road to the North Vietnamese ) , which ran from southwestern North Vietnam , through southeastern Laos , and into South Vietnam .

Because of this , the tour Traveling 's setlist consisted Cause_to_be_included almost entirely of the band 's 1980s material , with a particular focus Aiming on their 1988 album , `` Seventh Son of a Seventh Son '' .

Because of this , the tour Traveling 's setlist consisted Cause_to_be_included almost entirely of the band 's 1980s material , with a particular focus Aiming on their 1988 album , `` Seventh Son of a Seventh Son '' .

The purpose of the operation was to interdict the flow Motion of People 's Army of Vietnam ( PAVN ) supplies Supply on the Ho Chi Minh Trail ( the Truong Son Strategic Supply Supply Route to the North Vietnamese ) from the Democratic Republic of Vietnam ( North Vietnam ) , through southeastern Laos , and into the northern provinces of the Republic of Vietnam ( South Vietnam ) .

This bombardment Attack at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport killed Killing the last two American servicemen killed Killing in combat Hostile_encounter in Vietnam , Charles McMahon and Darwin Judge .

Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks ' XXX Corps ground force advance was delayed Change_event_time by the initial failure of the airborne units to secure bridges at Son en Breugel and Nijmegen .

German forces demolished Destroying the bridge over the Wilhelmina Canal at Son before it could be captured Conquering by the US 101st Airborne Division , although a Bailey bridge was then built Building over the canal by British sappers .

The delays in capturing Conquering the bridge at Nijmegen and constructing Building a Bailey bridge at Son gave Giving time for German forces ( the 9th SS Panzer Division `` Hohenstaufen '' and 10th SS Panzer Division `` Frundsberg '' , which were in the Arnhem area at the start of the jump ) to organise Arranging their counterattack .