UH-2C Seasprite of HC-1 rescueing pilot in 1969
A U.S. Navy Kaman UH-2C Seasprite (BuNo 151303) of Helicopter Combat Supprt Squadron HC-1 Det.34 "Pacific Fleet Angels" rescueing a pilot from the Gulf of Tonkin. HC-1 Det.34 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 19 (CVW-19) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) for a deployment to Vietnam from 16 April to 17 November 1969 and rescued eight pilots during that cruise.
- Date
- 1969
- Photographer / author
- USN
- Archive
- Wikimedia Commons
- Type
- image
- Original size
- 839 × 514 pixels
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