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Dieter Dengler (May 22, 1938 – February 7, 2001) was a German-born United States Navy aviator who was shot down over Laos and captured during the Vietnam War. After six months of imprisonment and torture, and 23 days on the run, he became only the second captured US airman to escape during the war.
Dieter Dengler was a German-born United States Navy aviator who was the first captured U.S. pilot who escaped enemy captivity during the Vietnam war. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life and achievements.
Aug 16, 2007 · LT Dieter Dengler was a German-born American citizen who advanced from VT30 to Attack Squadron 122 in late 1964 and then to Attack Squadron 145 onboard the RANGER. Dengler was known to his shipmates as something of a renegade; the ops officer was always after him to get a haircut and Dengler was
Born in Germany, Dieter Dengler was a U.S. Naval Aviator who was shot down over Laos and captured during the Vietnam War. After six months of torture, imprisonment, and 23 days on the run, he became only the second captured US airman to escape during the war.
The incredible but true story of Dieter Dengler, the only pilot to escape captivity from a POW camp in the Laotian jungle during the Vietnam War.
Dieter Dengler was an American pilot in the Vietnam War. He was shot down, captured, and then spent several months in a small POW camp in Laos before his daring escape. He is the focus of a documentary, book, and movie about his capture and escape. Click here to learn more about this special pilot.
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Jul 3, 2007 · Richard Schickel. July 3, 2007 12:00 AM EDT. Toward the end of World War II, a little German boy named Dieter Dengler looked out a second-story window of his house in the Black Forest and saw...