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Restored Australian Navy aircraft allows emotional reunion for Vietnamese refugees, 40 years after dramatic rescue SunSunday 14 MarMarch 2021 at 2:24am Former refugee Mai Hong and her family in front of the aircraft that sparked the rescue. ( Share Print text only Cancel A group of Vietnamese refugees and their families have reconnected with a restored aircraft near south of Sydney, 40 years after their miraculous rescue from a floundering fishing boat that was helping them flee Vietnam s communist regime. Key points: A heartfelt reunion between Vietnamese refugees and a restored naval aircraft has been celebrated at the HARS aviation museum For many of the refugees, it was 40 years since they last saw the aircraft, which saved them in 1981 from the South China Sea ....