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Why'd they do this? Rushed landing aim? I thought the heavy engine might be in the front but a Bell UH-1 Iroquois engine is behind the passengers (which is logical, minimize transmission weight). Why didn't they land on the level the back of the line was on? Slightly harder to snipe at, no need to build propwashed wood steps in a hurry. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 15:52, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

They haven't landed; the rotors are holding the helicopter in position. This is often done in mountain rescues. The building is still there, so you can see the size of the three rooftops available. I don't recall the VC being interested in sniping civilians during the Fall of Saigon. Abductive (reasoning) 17:14, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

An interview with the pilot and film from another direction which might help is in this YouTube clip. Alansplodge (talk) 11:40, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why was the southeastern chunk of Church property outlined in blue here (now containing most of the Paul VI Audience Hall) not included in the Vatican City state under the Lateran Treaty? 71.126.57.99 (talk) 16:29, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing seems to come up in the Googling. Except perhaps that it (the Palace of the Holy Office which is also on the chunk) was used during the Inquisition to imprison people, and so maybe best not to give the Vatican any such facility. Abductive (reasoning) 17:22, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

(ec) Presumably because it was not owned by the Vatican at the time. According to the source used in our article Paul VI Audience Hall it was given to the Holy See in 1965 by the Knights of St Columbus. It had been St Peter's Oratory. DuncanHill (talk) 17:22, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think there's no "Knights of St Columbus" - there's the Knights of St Columba (biggest?, most likely), Knights of Columbus or Knights of Saint Columbanus. Johnbod (talk) 17:30, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Quoting our article: "It was constructed on land donated by the Knights of Columbus and is named for Pope St. Paul VI" and the source of the inline citation given is titled Faith and fraternalism : the history of the Knights of Columbus, 1882-1982. Modocc (talk) 01:00, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]