Major Dave Marten (on crutches) exits a C-141 Starlifter aircraft upon his arrival from Tehran, Iran
2/18/1979
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Major Dave Marten (on crutches) exits a C-141 Starlifter aircraft upon his arrival from Tehran, Iran. Marten is one of several American personnel who were evacuated from the US Embassy. The evacuees were airlifted from Iran to Hellenikon Air Base in Greece. Four days earlier, according to the Air Force Historical Studies Office, "on February 14, 1979, armed Iranians stormed the embassy and took 102 Americans hostage. After the Ayatollah's forces intervened and returned control of the embassy to the United States, they allowed the USAF to fly one final C-141 evacuation mission. After that, the U.S. State Department chartered 13 commercial Boeing 747 airliners, which flew an additional 4,099 people out of the country."
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1921 - 2008.
National Archives Identifier: 6377350
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