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Be Van Le, VNAF 431, Squad 71 [bio]
The following page(s) were authored by a Vietnamese Air Force Flight Mechanic Be Van Le. Bill Dudley has authenticated
the writer, and his writings which are now reprinted in this documentaries section of the Veterans Council website. The
story originally appeared in the C-7A Caribou Association Newsletter on April 2017, volume 28, issue 1, pages 25 & 26.
The link to the reprinted stories is located at the bottom of this page but first something about the author.
My
real
name
is
Be
Van
Le,
but
I
used
my
pen
name
on
my
writings:
Vietnamese
and
English
articles
for
my
relatives
safely
under
Vietnamese
communist
rules
in
Vietnam.
McBlan
Lee
was
my
pen
name
on
my
English articles. I am living in Houston, Texas.
I
was
born
in
South
Vietnam,
1950,
I
joined
VNAF
as
Flight
Mechanic
October
1969
to
April
1975.
I
worked
on
several
VNAF
cargo
aircraft:
C-119,
C-47
and
C-7A
Caribou.
I
served
for
5
years
on
VNAF
cargo
squadrons:
413rd
(C-119),
514th
C-47,
427th,
429th
and
431st
C-7A
Caribou.
I
have
trained
Flight
Mechanics of the C-7A Caribou by USAF at Phan Rang AB, South Vietnam, 1972.
I
left
Vietnam
during
the
North
Vietnamese
communist
attack
on
Saigon,
at
April
29-1975.
I
left
my
wife
with
two
kids
behind.
10
years
after,
my
family
reunion
in
the
U.S.A.
We
have
another
two
sons
born
in
the
U.S.A.
I am a Vietnamese freelance writer, artist and Vietnamese play writer.
Thanks Lee.
Dear VCSJC Newsletter editors, I would like to share to your Veteran readers my articles about the
Vietnam War, which those writings are posted on several websites:
1. Saigon Death Struggle - McBlan Lee, last Saigon battle April 29-1975, Vietnam war historical.
2. Glowing Smart Dragon - McBlan Lee, Last VNAF AC119K air crew sacrificed for their country,
Vietnam war historical.
3. A Terrified Evacuation Flight - Huy Bang (my pen name).
4. Farewell To Tong Le Chan Outpost - McBlan Lee.
5. My Unforgettable Tong Le Chan Flight
6. My Caribou Flight Mechanic Instructor
7. I Am A Sky Bird ( an English airmen song) - McBlan Lee.
Other articles should be posted on internet shortly:
8. SA-7 Heat Seeking Missile - McBlan Lee, a Vietnam War SA-7/ HSM experience for Military Cargo
Aircraft modified.
9. A Nightmare of a Midnight Outpost Landing, a midnight landing on an outpost airfield without runway's lights, a
secret mission.
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