[Ben Hecks]

Thanks for the post. I thought World Airways was out of business; I remember when the owner, Ed Daly, went back to Vietnam and brought back a load of orphans as the North Vietnamese were taking control - shortly after that, World Airways lost most or all of their government contracts. Daly was controversial but definitely a "Let's Roll" kind of guy.

[Arkie2]

They're still around and apparently still flying for the military. I've heard about Daly and he seems to be an original

[sneakypete]

, Ed Daly, went back to Vietnam and brought back a load of orphans as the North Vietnamese were taking control

Yep,there is even film footage of him using a snub-nose 38 to "repel boarders" as adult Vietnamese tried to get on and take up space the children needed.