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Dieter Dengler (May 22, 1938 – February 7, 2001) was a German-born United States Navy aviator who was shot down over Laos and captured during the Vietnam War. After six months of imprisonment and torture, and 23 days on the run, he became only the second captured US airman to escape during the war. Of the seven prisoners of war who escaped together from the Pathet Lao prison camp in Laos, only he and Thai citizen Phisit Intharathat survived. After the war, he worked as a test pilot for private aircraft and as a commercial airline pilot.
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GenderMale
Birthday1938-05-22
Deathday2001-02-07 (62 years old)
Birth PlaceWildberg, Germany
CitizenshipsUnited States of America, Germany
AwardsAir Medal, Navy Cross, Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross
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