Lifesavers who swooped down from Saigon's wartorn skies: 50 years ago, the Mail launched an audacious rescue mission to save 100 children from a Vietnamese orphanage. ROBERT HARDMAN tracked them down and heard their humbling and poignant stories

They were the most innocent, most vulnerable victims of a conflict every bit as savage as the Second World War - but lasted three times longer.

Apr 10, 2025 - 02:22

They were the most innocent, most vulnerable victims of a conflict every bit as savage as the Second World War - but lasted three times longer.