Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King hovers over USS Decatur (DD-936) during trials, 17 May 1961 (USN 710896).jpg
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English: A U.S. Navy Sikorski HSS-2 Sea King helicopter (BuNo 148038) hovers near the destroyer USS Decatur (DD-936), during HSS-2 carrier suitability trials on 17 May 1961. The aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain (CVS-39) is in the background. 148038 was redesignated SH-3A in 1962 and was later converted to RH-3A minesweeper aircraft. It was again redesignated UH-3A and is on display at the Naval Air Systems Command at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland (USA). |
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| Date | 17 May 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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USN 710896 |
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| Source | U.S. Navy photo USN 710896 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID USN 710896. Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1] |
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