Valérie André, Daring French Army Copter Pilot, Dies at 102
She was the first woman to fly rescue missions in a combat zone, in Indochina and Algeria. She was also the first Frenchwoman ...
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Indochina War : When 85 Moroccan deserters were repatriated from Vietnam to Morocco
125 Moroccan soldiers deserted during the Indochina War. They escaped death seeking refuge in Vietnam to lead a miserable life away from their country for several years after being repatriated in ...
Valérie André, first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat, dies at 102
Valérie André, a French military officer, brain surgeon, and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat zones — during the French-Indochina war ...
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First Indochina War
Seven decades after the communist victory, memories have dimmed and the two nations have built a friendship atop the positive legacies of French rule.
Valérie André, aviator and parachutist who became France's first female general, dies aged 102
Valérie André, a French aviator and parachutist who became the first woman to become a general officer in France, has died ...
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‘We Dared to Fly’ Review: Missions Over Indochina
it also offers a concise history of superpower involvement in Indochina, spanning from the Geneva Conference in 1954 to the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. All the major powers were signatories to ...
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war in Indochina
A conversation with veteran New Zealand journalist John McBeth about Southeast Asia’s past and Indonesia’s likely future.