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Li tc gi: i tm xc ca nhng khng qun trn chic U17 thuc Phi on 118 Bc u mt tch trn chuyn bay t Phan Rang v Si Gn trong nhng ngy cng thng vo u thng 4 nm 1975. Bc u V

Trung tun thng 3/1975, theo lnh ca Qun on II v Qun Khu II, S on 6 Khng Qun t Pleiku-Ph Ct di tn v Nha Trang, sau khng lu, li di tn v Phan Rang. Mt trn pha ty Phan Rang ngy cng si ng, ch bm st v bt u pho kch vo phi trng. B ch huy S on 6 Khng Qun quyt nh cho di tn v Tn Sn Nht mt s khng qun khng trc tip chin u, trnh nhng tn tht khng cn thit.

Phi on ct mt chic U17 ch cc khng qun trc thuc bay v Si Gn, chng may chic phi c lm nn trong ngy hm . Qua thm d nhng khng qun lin h

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hin nh c M, chng ti ch c th lit k cc khng qun mt tch nh sau: Trung y L Hong Phc, hoa tiu. Cc hnh khch cn li l: Thiu y Nguyn Phc Vinh (mi t P110 hoc P120 Nng thuyn chuyn v P118 Pleiku), Thiu y Phan Mnh n (mi t M v). Khng ai cn nh tn ca cc khng qun nhn khc. Trong lc tnh hnh nguy ngp, mi n lc u dn cho chin trng nn Khng on 72 Chin thut khng th t chc cc phi v tm kim chic phi c lm nn nh bnh thng. Thn nhn ca cc qun nhn trn chic phi c mt tch hn v cng au bun v lo lng, nhng trc tnh hnh nguy ngp ca c min Nam nn h cng c th ch bit trng ch v hy vng m thi. Vo nm 2012, nhn i Hi Ph Ni Pleiku Ln 2, cu Thiu t Nguyn nh Tuy, Ph t Qun Trn Pleiku, t Minnesota v Little Saigon tham d i hi. Dp ny, ng t chc mt tic hp mt nhng ng i Pleiku nm c, trong c c nhn chng ti. Ti gp chin hu (CH) H Vn Thnh (Chicago), l S quan trch nhim phng th vng ai phi trng Pleiku. CH Thnh cho bit, cu i y Nguyn nh Linh tm thy xc ca anh trng nam ca mnh l c Thiu y Nguyn Phc Vinh, t nn trn chic U17 lm nn vo cui thng 3 hay u thng 4/1975 . Chng ti gp CH Nguyn nh Linh trong tri t (tri Long Giao hay tri 6 Hong Lin Sn th phi). Qua tr chuyn, bit ng l b ca khng qun Nguyn Phc Vinh. Nay c CH Thnh cho bit tin vui, ti tm cch lin lc v c CH Linh cho bit l gia nh tm c hi ct ca con trai trn chic phi c U17 mt tch t Phan Rang v Si Gn nm xa. CH Linh xc nhn l ht c ct anh con trai ti mt a im vng Xun Lc. Ti nghe tin vui v cng v tm l khng hi g thm ngoi vic lu gi s in thai ca ng trong danh sch Gia nh Bc u hi ngoi t cho n ngy i Hi Ph Ni Pleiku Ln 4 c t chc ti San Jose vo ngy 17 thng 3/2017. Qua L tng nim cc Qun Dn Cn Chnh b mnh trn Lin tnh l 7B ti tng i c Thnh Trn vo ngy trn, ti gp chin hu Phan Anh Tun, thuc Lin Hi Chin S VNCH, n v trch nhim t chc L Tng Nim. CH Tun hi ti v chic U17 ca Phi on 118 mt tch trong c bo huynh ca anh l c Thiu y Phan Mnh n va c b nhim v phc v ti phi on. T li thm hi , ti tm li s in thoi ca CH Linh, nhng khng cn kh dng. Ti nh CH Tuy (Minnesota) gip tm li CH Thnh (Chicago) hi thm v CH Linh (Westminster). Qua nhit tnh ca hai v ny, ti lin lc c vi ch Linh ang chm sc phu qun ca mnh trong bnh vin Qun Cam. Ch Linh cho s in thoi c Sn v c Rng, l con gi ca ng b v l em ca c Thiu y Nguyn Phc Vinh. Hai c cho bit cu chuyn i tm xc ri nh sau:

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Vo nm 1976, i sng v cng kh khn di ch cng sn. Hu ht ngi dn min Nam ch bit khai quang trng trt kim sng qua ngy. Trong lc khai quang vng t gia Si Gn v Vng Tu, ngi dn pht him mt trng t trong c xc mt chic phi c v nhng b xng ngi. Ngi dn tm c my b th bi, mt cn cc dn s v mt th qun nhn cng mang tn Nguyn Phc Vinh. C dp, ngi dn theo a ch trong th cn cc, tm v bo tin cho ngi thn. Vo thi bui ny, cu i y Nguyn nh Linh i t ci to, ch Linh (v cc con nh) xc nhn giy t trn l trng nam ca b. Nhng ngy sau, ch Linh, cu em r ca ch, c con gi Rng v bn gi ca c Thiu y Vinh cng tm n a im chic phi c lm nn v thu nht ht tt c xng ct ti ch, cho vo my bao ct. C Rng k, khi ra l n xe v Si Gn, h phi cu nguyn cc vong linh gip i v trt lt v vo lc by gi, cc xe rt king k vic ch xng ct. H phi ni di l my bao ci mi c ln xe. V ti Si Gn, cc bao xng c gi ti Ngha trang c M Hng Cu Gip B Quo. Cha x cho my tm vn ng thnh hm chn. C th chun b i HO vo nm 1992, gia nh ht ct ln thiu thnh tro v cho vo mt h, trn h tro c ghi Giuse Nguyn Phc Vinh v cc bn Phc, Hiu, n, Vn, Thanh T nn 05/04/1975 v gi vo nh th Dng Cha Cu Th s 38 K ng t . Qu l n phc! Sau khi c tin vui ny, chng ti d hi cc khng qun thuc Phi on 118 hin nh c ti Hoa k nh h xc nhn li ngy gi chic phi c lm nn cng nh h v tn ca cc ng i trn chic phi c . Cc KQ c hi l: - KQ Nguyn Vn c, XLTV Phi on trng P118: ch nh Phc Lai Hng, KQ n v KQ Linh. Vo thi im c my KQ mi v trnh din Phi on nn khng nh h v tn. - KQ Nguyn c, Phi i trng: c th c n 11 ngi trn chuyn bay , trong c Thng s Nguyn c Ch thuc Phi o 118. - KQ Trn Vn Hin, hoa tiu: xc nhn bn cng kha vi KQ Nguyn Phc Vinh - KQ inh c Bn, hoa tiu: ch nh KQ L Hong Phc v KQ n, em Thiu t Dzng, PP 235. Khng ai trong Phi on nh r ngy lm nn. Thi may, cu i y Phan Anh Tun, nguyn Trng ban Khng tr/Trung tm Hnh qun/Tiu khu Lm ng cho bit, trong quyn nht k ca ngi anh rut l cu Thiu

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t Phan Vn Dzng, Phi on ph Phi on 235 cn ghi ngy chic U17 lm nn l ngy mng 2 thng 4 nm 1975, trng vi ngy m c Rng v c Sn cung cp. C hai ngi anh ca c KQ Phan Mnh n hin nh c ti San Jose. Cng theo c Rng th, ngoi hai cn cc b chy sm ca anh mnh (Nguyn Phc Vinh), gia nh cn thu nht c my tm th bi. C th khi gia nh chun b i HO vo nm 1992, vi bao nhiu th chun b nn khng quan tm my n cc tm th bi chng? Knh tha anh linh cc KQ lm nn trn chic U17 nm xa, Cc v cng bay trn mt con tu, cng chung mt bu tri, cng chung mt mu c cng an ngh i i trong cnh gii an bnh. Qu v sng khn thc thing, xin v bo mng cho thn thuc bit l tro ct ca qu v c an v ti nh th K ng Si Gn h khi trng ch mn mi... Sau cng, Gia nh Bc u 118 chng ti xin cm t n trn cho chng ti bit tin tc v cc ng i ca mnh trn chic U17 lm nn ngy 2 thng 4 nm 1975, sau 42 nm tan n r ngh. Chng ti xin cm t cc tu s v gio dn y lng nhn hu v bc i ti Ngha Trang c M Hng Cu Gip B Quo v ti Nh Th Dng Cha Cu Th - K ng. c bit, chng ti cm t lng qung i v thy chung ca v con chin hu Nguyn nh Linh, d trong nghch cnh vn c cu mang nm xng ca cc chin s QLVNCH, qua h tro tn Giuse Nguyn Phc Vinh v ng i. V qua tm tnh ny, Gia nh Bc u 118 cu mong sao cc thn bng quyn thuc ca cc KQ cn li nh KQ L Hong Phc (Phc Lai Hng), KQ Hiu, KQ Vn v KQ Thanh (c ghi trn h tro m chng ti khng r h ca cc v ), sm bit tin ny tin b hng khi v cng nh trt i bao mn mi trng i by [lu] nay...

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