▁thought ▁I ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁cr ushed ," ▁the ▁te en ager ▁told ▁rep or ters , ▁and ▁explained ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁homes ick . ▁ ▁The ▁jet ▁fle w ▁to ▁an ▁alt itude ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁ 3 4 , 0 0 0 ▁feet ▁during ▁the ▁four - hour ▁flight , ▁and ▁C ue vas ▁end ured ▁thin ▁air ▁and ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁heat , ▁with ▁outside ▁temper atures ▁as ▁low ▁as ▁- 4 5   ° F ▁(- 4 3   ° C ). ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁turned ▁over ▁by ▁do ctors ▁to ▁imm igration ▁authorities , ▁who ▁verified ▁his ▁citizens hip , ▁C ue vas ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁a ▁bus ▁for ▁Qu er et aro . ▁ ▁Other ▁young ▁men ▁who ▁read ▁of ▁his ▁story ▁attempted ▁to ▁im itate ▁C ue vas , ▁with ▁one ▁dying ▁in ▁a ▁fall ▁from ▁the ▁wheel ▁well ▁of ▁a ▁jet , ▁and ▁another ▁who ▁would ▁fly ▁from ▁Hav ana ▁to ▁Madrid ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁Two ▁U . S . ▁Marine ▁j ets ▁mistaken ly ▁bom bed ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁of ▁South ▁Vietnam ' s ▁Qu ả ng ▁Ng ã i ▁Province , ▁killing ▁ 2 8 ▁Mont agn ard ▁civ ili ans ▁and ▁w ounding ▁ 1 7 ▁others . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁Mont agn ards ▁were ▁sta unch ▁al lies ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁V iet ▁Cong . ▁A ▁Ku ▁Kl ux ▁Kl ans man , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁charged