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===Controls damaged by structural failure===
* On 4 April 1975, A [[1975 Tân Sơn Nhứt C-5 accident|Lockheed C-5 Galaxy]] (registered as {{not a typo|68-0218}})]] making the first flight of [[Operation Babylift]], had the failure of the rear loading ramp, causing the cargo door to open explosively. This caused an [[explosive decompression]], and in turn, severed control cables to the tail, causing two of four hydraulic systems to fail, including those for the rudder and elevator, and leaving the flight control with only the use of one [[aileron]], [[Spoiler (aeronautics)|spoilers]], and power. The crew had to wrestle at the controls by adjusting the power setting and using the remaining one aileron and spoilers in order to return to [[Tan Son Nhut Air Base]], but ended up crash landing in a [[Paddy field|rice paddy]], killing 138{{efn|The number of fatalities vary depending on the source, but official accounts state 138 of 314 on board were killed.}} of the 314 people on board.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1978 |title=Last Flight From Saigon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TmSApdkHyWIC |journal=USAF Southeast Asia Monograph Series |publisher=Diane Publishing |volume=IV |pages=29 |isbn=1-4289-8211-6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed C-5A Galaxy 68-0218 Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19750404-0 |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
===Controls damaged by explosive device/weapons===
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