Hubert van Es
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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.
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Hubert van Es | |
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Born | (1941-07-06)6 July 1941 Hilversum, The Netherlands |
Died | 15 May 2009(2009-05-15) (aged 67) |
Other names | Hugh Van Es |
Occupation | Photojournalism |
Notable credit | Fall of Saigon |
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Van Es was variously known in his working life as "Hu", the anglicized "Hugh" and the nickname "Vanes", to rhyme with "planes".