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2 unusual facts about Trúc Bạch Lake


Trúc Bạch Lake

On October 26, 1967, during the Vietnam War, US Navy aviator John McCain was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile on a mission against a Hanoi power plant and parachuted wounded into Trúc Bạch Lake, nearly drowning.

It is known outside Vietnam as the site where future United States politician John McCain landed during the Vietnam War after being shot down.



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