SH-3D_Sea_King_of_HS-4_recovers_Apollo_11_astronaut_on_24_July_1969.jpg
Summary
Description SH-3D Sea King of HS-4 recovers Apollo 11 astronaut on 24 July 1969.jpg |
A U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3D
Sea King
(BuNo 152711) of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 (HS-4) "Sea Knights" hovers over the
Apollo 11
command module
Columbia
on 24 July 1969 and retrieves an astronaut (location 13°19′N 169°9′W). HS-4 was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 59 (CVSG-59) aboard the aircraft carrier USS
Hornet
(CVS-12) for the recovery of the
Apollo 11
moon mission from 27 June to 1 August 1969.
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Date | Taken on 24 July 1969 |
Source | U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Hornet (CVS-12) 1969 Apollo 11 recovery cruise book available at Navysite.de |
Author | U.S. Navy |
Camera location | 13° 18′ 59.98″ N, 169° 09′ 00″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 13.316660; -169.150000 |
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Licensing
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This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the
U.S. Navy
, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a
work
of the
U.S. federal government
, it is in the
public domain
in the United States.
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