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Bookmark or Share- Dieter Dengler - WikipediaDieter Dengler (May 22, 1938 – February 7, 2001) was a German-born United States Navy aviator who was shot down over Laos and captured during the Vietnam War. After six months of imprisonment and torture, and 23 days on the run, he became only the second captured US airman to escape during the war.
- Dieter Dengler's Great Escape from Laotian POW Camp - HistoryNetDuring the Vietnam War, Skyraider Dieter Dengler—who had learned survival skills as a youth in Germany and who was a Navy legend for his extraordinary escape and evasion skills—began planning an escape from Laotian prison immediately.
- Dieter Dengler Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life ...Dieter Dengler was a German-born United States Navy aviator who was the first captured U.S. pilot who escaped enemy captivity during the Vietnam war. He had escaped from the Pathet Lao prison camp in Laos after six months of torture and was rescued by American forces after surviving in the jungle for 23 days. His childhood hardship, as well as ...
- Bruce Henderson's Quest to Tell Dieter Dengler's Life StoryBruce Henderson’s Quest to Tell Dieter Dengler’s Life Story. “As I stood there [onboard USS Ranger] clapping and whistling to help welcome back our hero pilot, Dieter Dengler, I was thinking this is like a scene in a Hollywood movie,” Henderson said.
- Dieter Dengler: Heroic Immigrant Pilot Who Escaped ... - ForbesIn February 1966, during a bombing run near the Laos-Vietnam border, Dieter Dengler’s plane was shot down. He was captured and for 7 days was interrogated by a province chief. At first the...
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