As the Khmer Rouge finally overran Cambodia in 1975, a former CIA pilot pulled off a desperate escape from Kampong Som at the same time as Phnom Penh was falling
A pioneer in the sense that he flew ‘training missions’ over volcanoes and mountains in NZ in the 60’s which was not an every day occurrence.
Sorry, early 70’s but still a time in NZs aviation that was pioneering
And were ‘mediocre’ in terms of CPT Hansens exp to that date…
A great read of a story both amazing and poignant !
Thanks Ben! All credit due to Captain Neil Hansen though, what an amazing story.
A pioneer in the sense that he flew ‘training missions’ over volcanoes and mountains in NZ in the 60’s which was not an every day occurrence.
Sorry, early 70’s but still a time in NZs aviation that was pioneering
And were ‘mediocre’ in terms of CPT Hansens exp to that date…
A great read of a story both amazing and poignant !
Thanks Ben! All credit due to Captain Neil Hansen though, what an amazing story.