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Last broadcast on Mon, 9 Nov 2009, 19:30 on BBC One (South East only).
Synopsis
Kaddy Lee-Preston sees Kent in a new light as she follows in the footsteps of Turner. Airlifted out of Vietnam in 1975 along with a hundred other orphans, Vikki from Eastbourne is on a quest to find others like herself. Vince Rogers goes behind the scenes with UK border officers as they intercept drugs smugglers in Dover.
Video - Viktoria's appeal
Airlifted out of Vietnam in 1975 along with 100 other orphans, Viktoria from Eastbourne is on a quest to find others like herself. You can contact her via insideout@bbc.co.uk
Saigon babies
The babies in the Saigon orphanage.
Saigon orphanage
Children in the Saigon orphanage photographed by Viktoria's adoptive father.
Viktoria today
Viktoria was one of the Saigon babies airlifted out of Vietnam in 1975 with other orphans.
Saigon's children
Another photograph taken in the Saigon orphanage.
Carers inside the orphanage
Inside the Saigon orphanage as captured on camera by Viktoria's adoptive father.
Vietnamese baby airlift
In 1975 Vikki Cowley was airlifted from a Saigon Orphanage by the Daily Mail.
It was the end of the Vietnam War and North Vietnamese troops were invading the city.
The paper sent a plane to bring back as many orphans as possible to Britain. They brought back 99 and Vikki was one of them.
Most of the rest are probably now scattered around the country and will range in age from about 35 to 40.
Vikki has set out on a quest to find as many as possible of the orphans that she regards as her brothers and sisters.
If you were one of the Vietnamese babies, or one of the other people on the plane, please get in touch with Vikki by emailing her at:
insideout@bbc.co.uk
Viktoria looks back in time
Viktoria looks at her picture as an air-lifted baby on the front page of the Daily Mail newspaper.
Credits
- Presenter
- Kaddy Lee-Preston
Broadcast
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Mon 9 Nov 200919:30
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