Historic Presentation Night: "Air America and the Fall of Southeast Asia"

Come join us at the Museum for June's Historic Presentation Night!

Capt. Neil Hansen began his aviation career as a pilot for the now-disappeared Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa. In 1964, he became a pilot for Air America, a CIA proprietary airline that operated during the Vietnam War era in Southeast Asia. Capt. Hansen recounts his experiences with Air America, culminating in a harrowing escape from Cambodia in April, 1975, only hours before the murderous Khmer Rouge closed the airspace.

Neil Hansen is a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He began his aviation career as a pilot for Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa. He spent more than a decade in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War era as a captain for Air America, the CIA's airline that operated in Vietnam and in Laos during the Secret War. He accumulated more than 29,000 hours flight time, 9,000 hours in a combat zone. He flew the last plane out of Cambodia literally hours before the murderous Khmer Rouge closed the airport. His writing has appeared in various publications and his book, "FLIGHT An Air America Pilot's Story of Adventure, Descent and Redemption" was published by History Publishing Company, and was awarded a bronze medal by the Military Writers' Society of America, and will be available for sale at the event.

**GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT HISTORIC PRESENTATION NIGHT AT MICHIGAN FLIGHT MUSEUM**
-- Gift Shop doors will open to the public at 6:30pm; the program will start promptly at 7:30pm in the Museum's large classrooms. Gift Shop staff will be available to check you in and assist with wayfinding through the Museum upon arrival.
-- In order to guarantee entry to the event we highly recommend reserving your tickets online ahead of time via the Museum's online event calendar. Programs have a set seat limit. It's important for us to know how many people to expect for each program. If the program sells out before doors open, we are unable to add extra seats to the room.
-- Michigan Flight Museum members can reserve their tickets for FREE with their valid Michigan Flight Museum membership (members - do not forget to log-in with your member number to see the FREE ticket option pop-up on your screen); not-yet-members can reserve their tickets at $10 / ticket.
-- For more information on the program, the Museum, or to check out other ways to get involved, please call the Museum at (734) 483-4030 or visit the Museum's website at MiFlightMuseum.org.
-- The program is held at the Michigan Flight Museum, located on the east side of the Willow Run Airport at the corner of 3rd and D streets. Please park the Museum's north parking lot and enter the building through the Guest Entrance door. You will then check in and be greeted by our volunteers in the Gift Shop.

Michigan Flight Museum
47884 D Street
Belleville, Michigan 48111

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