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John McCain's flight suit at Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi Vietnam

The flight suit that John McCain was wearing when he was shot down over Hanoi and taken to Hoa Lo Prison. Hoa Lo Prison, also known sarcastically as the Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam War, was originally a French colonial prison for political prisoners and then a North Vietnamese prison for prisoners of war. It is especially famous for being the jail used for American pilots shot down during the Vietnam War.

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Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton) // Hanoi, Vietnam
The flight suit that John McCain was wearing when he was shot down over Hanoi and taken to Hoa Lo Prison. Hoa Lo Prison, also known sarcastically as the Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam War, was originally a French colonial prison for political prisoners and then a North Vietnamese prison for prisoners of war. It is especially famous for being the jail used for American pilots shot down during the Vietnam War.