In the darkness over Vietnam, the AC-47 “Spooky” carved its place in history. Originally a WWII-era cargo plane, it was transformed into a fearsome gunship known as “Puff the Magic Dragon.” ...

It turns out, Traynor was the cargo plane's pilot. Dennis "Bud" Traynor was a 30-year-old Air Force pilot at the time, who explained what happened on April 4, 1975.

DENVER — Hope turned into heartbreak 50 years ago this month, when a cargo plane loaded with Vietnamese orphans bound for America crashed in a rice field.Devaki Murch was on that plane. Now she ...

Vietnam had been a taboo—something to be ashamed of. ... Like his memories of U.S. cargo planes loading passengers in the dark, since the North Vietnamese had begun bombing the flight line.

Vietnam Airlines plans to launch a full-fledged cargo airline by 2026, as the freight market experiences explosive growth.

WASHINGTON - Nearly three dozen rugged C-123 transport planes formed the backbone of the U.S. military's campaign to spray Agent Orange over jungles hiding enemy soldiers during the Vietnam War.

Fifty years ago, 2-year-old Phan Kim Phuong was handed up into a military aircraft, her future a near-complete blank save one truth: She would not grow up in Vietnam.