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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 C-7A Caribou Flight Mechanic Certificate of Training issued by USAF, January 1, 1972. Class 1/71 C-7A Flight Mechanic trained at Phan Rang AB. South Vietnam. My VNAF high degree of Cargo Aircraft Flight Mechanic Certificate of Training at VNAF Mechanical of School at Nha Trang Air Force Training Center. Class 1/74 High Degree of FM. From Wikipedia:  The  South Vietnam Air Force ( Vietnamese :  Không lực Việt Nam Cộng hòa  – KLVNCH ),  officially the  Republic of Vietnam Air Force (sometimes  Vietnam Air Force  – VNAF ) was the  aerial branch  of the  Republic of Vietnam Military Forces , the of ficial military of the  Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)  from 1955 to 1975. The VNAF began with a few hand - picked men chosen to fly alongside  French pilots during the  State of  Vietnam era. It eventually grew into the world's sixth largest air force at the height of its power, in 1974.  It is an often neglected chapter of the history of the  Vietnam War as they operated in the shadow of the  United States Air Force . It was dissolved in 1975 after the  Fall of Saigon ; many of its members emigrated  to the  United States .
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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Be Van Le, VNAF 431, Squad 71

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