Hubert van Es

Hubert van Es (6 July 1941 – 15 May 2009) was a Dutch photographer and photojournalist who took the well-known photo on 29 April 1975, which shows South Vietnamese civilians scrambling to board a CIA Air America helicopter during the U.S. evacuation of Saigon. The picture was taken a day before the Fall of Saigon.Born in Hilversum, Netherlands, Van Es was variously known in his working life as "Hu", the anglicized "Hugh" and the nickname "Vanes," to rhyme with "planes".

Personal facts

Hubert van Es
Birth dateJuly 06, 1941
Birth place
Hilversum , Netherlands
Date of deathMay 15, 2009
Place of death
Hong Kong

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  1. http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-hugh-van-es15-2009may15-story.html
  2. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/29/opinion/29van_es.html
  3. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/05/15/Vietnam-War-photographer-Van-Es-dies/41131242393615
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20060829111318/http:/air-america.org/reunion_images/2002_Bangkok_VanEs.shtml