* * * * * Flag of Vietnam Saigon, Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV) Wednesday, 27 th January 1993 This day found me sitting in the left seat of a twin-engine Boeing 737-200A, commanding Flight BL 792 from Saigon to Hanoi for Pacific Airlines. I had finished the cockpit pre-start checks, and was waiting for my first officer to complete his exterior pre-flight walk-around inspection; and of course the passengers. It gave me time to ponder my situation; the past two months being fraught with surprises. Let’s start with Pacific Airlines; a new airline founded by Director General Le Van Chung, a former commander in the PPS (Peoples Public Security of Vietnam - similar to the Soviet KGB). Vietnam People's Public Security (Công an Nhân dâ...