<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Eziningi zezindiza ze - RAAF i - C - 130 zathunyelwa eNingizimu Vietnam ngaphambi nje kokuphela kwempi ngo - 1975. Ukuqhubekela phambili okusheshayo kweNyakatho yeVietnam phakathi ne-Spring Offensive kwashukumisela amakhulu ezinkulungwane zezakhamuzi zaseNingizimu yeVietnam, futhi uHulumeni wase-Australia wathumela iqembu le-Hercules eSaigon ngoMashi 1975 njengengxenye yomzamo wokusiza wamazwe omhlaba owawuhlanganiswe yi-United States. Leli butho, elaqanjwa ngokuthi iDetachment S, lalinamandla aphakathi kuka-7 C-130s kanye nabasebenzi abayikhulu abasebenza emoyeni nasemhlabeni, futhi ekuqaleni lalisetshenziselwa ukuthutha ababaleki abayizakhamuzi kude nemigqa yangaphambili. Ngemva kokuba kubikwe ukuthi amasosha aseNingizimu Vietnam ayethuthwe kanye nezakhamuzi, uNdunankulu uGough Whitlam wayala ukuba i - Hercules ithwale imithwalo yokusiza abantu kuphela. Njengoba amaNyakatho aseVietnam ayeqhubekela phambili eSaigon, iDetachment S yathuthelwa eBangkok eThailand, kodwa yaqhubeka indizela eNingizimu yeVietnam nsuku zonke. Sekukonke, i-Detachment S yayithwele ababaleki abangu-1 100 namathani angu-900 okuphakelayo ekupheleni kwempi. Ngomhlaka 4 no 17 Ephreli, izindiza zeqembu zindiza izingane ezingama-271 eziyizintandane zaya eBangkok njengengxenye ye-Operation Babylift eholwa yi-US. Ekupheleni kuka-Ephreli, ama-C-130E amabili e-No. 37 Squadron anikezwa iZizwe Ezihlangene ukuthutha izimpahla kulo lonke elaseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia; leli butho laqanjwa ngokuthi i-Detachment N. Ama-C-130E aqala ukusebenza ngoMeyi 3, futhi asetshenziselwa kakhulu ukundiza izimpahla eLaos. Lezindiza zazithutha impahla phakathi kweThailand, iButterworth, iHong Kong neSingapore; ngesikhathi lo msebenzi uphela ekuqaleni kukaJuni, amaHercules amabili ayesenze izindiza ezingama-91 ze-UN. Indiza ye-Detachment S yakhipha izisebenzi zase-Australia e-Phnom Penh eCambodia, kanye naseSaigon  <response>: , ngaphambi nje kokuba bawele kumaKhmer Rouge namabutho aseNyakatho yeVietnam ngo-Ephreli 1975, okwathi ngemuva kwalokho amabutho abuyela e-Australia. Ibutho N labuye lasusa inxusa lase-Australia eVientiane, eLaos, ekuqaleni kukaJune 1975. 