page_title: Dieter Dengler
hierarchical_section_title: Dieter Dengler
caption_attribution_description: English: Dieter Dengler touring the aircraft carrier, USS Constellation, on December 1, 1996, in San Diego, California.
context_page_description: Dieter Dengler was a German-born United States Navy aviator during the Vietnam War and later a private aircraft test pilot and commercial airline pilot. He was one of two survivors, the other being Phisit Intharathat, out of seven prisoners of war who escaped from a Pathet Lao prison camp in Laos. He was rescued after 23 days on the run following six months of torture and imprisonment and was the first captured U.S. airman to escape enemy captivity during the Vietnam war.
context_section_description: Dieter Dengler (May 22, 1938 – February 7, 2001) was a German-born United States Navy aviator during the Vietnam War and later a private aircraft test pilot and commercial airline pilot.  He was one of two survivors, the other being Phisit Intharathat, out of seven prisoners of war (POWs) who escaped from a Pathet Lao prison camp in Laos. He was rescued after 23 days on the run following six months of torture and imprisonment and was the first captured U.S. airman to escape enemy captivity during the Vietnam war.
caption: Dieter Dengler tours the aircraft carrier USS Constellation in San Diego, California, on December 1, 1996.
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