31:
760:
202:
781:
492:
251:
1837:
1383:
The
President's applauding as they play "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean." Columbia, of course, is the module out there ... We understand that President Nixon requested the band play "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean". Written on the bottom of the helicopter is another welcome aboard for the astronauts,
548:
Following the Apollo 11 mission, the Navy switched to a three-digit designation system and
Helicopter 66 was retagged Helicopter 740. Recognizing the fame Helicopter 66 had achieved, the Navy began the practice of repainting Helicopter 740 as Helicopter 66 for the later recovery missions in which it
752:
was critically injured and later died of the wounds he sustained in the crash. The exact cause of the downing of
Helicopter 66 is unknown; as of 2017 the U.S. Navy incident report remains largely classified. The broken fuselage of the helicopter later sank in 800 fathoms (1,500 m) of water. At
225:
T58-GE-10 turboshaft engines producing up to 1,400 horsepower (1,000 kW) each, SH-3Ds had a maximum airspeed of 120 knots (220 km/h; 140 mph) and a mission endurance averaging 4.5 hours. They had a maximum allowable weight of 20,500 pounds (9,300 kg) with the ability to carry an
896:
Early U.S. crewed spaceflights used water landings during return to Earth due to the minimum additional technology needed to outfit the spacecraft. The command capsule required only parachutes to slow its descent sufficiently for a survivable landing on a "soft" surface like water, instead of the
743:
near San Diego, California, en route to the U.S. Navy's Helo
Offshore Training Area to conduct a regularly scheduled, three-hour nighttime anti-submarine training exercise. During the operation, in which it was carrying a full complement of four crew, the helicopter crashed. Though the crew was
522:
missions, Helicopter 66 was the primary recovery vehicle which hoisted returning astronauts from the spacecraft command modules. As a result, it was featured prominently in television news coverage and still photography, achieving—in the words of space historian
561:
on its fuselage showing a space capsule silhouette, with one being added for each recovery in which it participated. For the recovery of the Apollo 11 astronauts, the underside of the fuselage was emblazoned with the words "Hail, Columbia".
446:
Helicopter 66 was delivered to the U.S. Navy on March 4, 1967, and, in 1968, was added to the inventory of U.S. Navy
Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Four (HS-4). Its original tail number was NT-66/2711.
450:
Activated on June 30, 1952, Squadron Four—"the Black
Knights"—was the first anti-submarine warfare helicopter squadron of the U.S. Navy to deploy aboard an aircraft carrier when, in 1953, it operated from
811:, and was credited with helping launch her career. In a 2007 interview, the popularity of "Helicopter U.S. Navy 66" as a closing song at dance clubs in 1970s Belgium was cited by the Belgian
458:. It began using the Sea King SH-3D in 1968, transitioning from the SH-3A model. That year, the squadron was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 59 and deployed aboard
426:
807:
released a single titled "Helicopter U.S. Navy 66" which features the sound of helicopter rotors. The song was covered the next year by the
Belgian pop singer
2178:
193:, the aircraft crashed in the Pacific Ocean in 1975 during a training exercise. At the time of its crash, it had logged more than 3,200 hours of service.
756:
The submerged helicopter remains the property of the U.S. Navy, and a 2004 effort by private interests to recover it for preservation was not realized.
1618:
557:, painting it back as Helicopter 740 at the conclusion of each mission. During the period of its use for astronaut recovery, Helicopter 66 bore
1874:
753:
the time of its crash, Helicopter 66 had flown 3,245.2 flight hours since being brought into service, and 183.6 hours since its last overhaul.
366:
485:
2243:
749:
740:
1652:
538:, piloted Helicopter 66 during its inaugural astronaut recovery mission following Apollo 8, and again during the Apollo 11 recovery of
1547:
1477:
830:
of a Sea King helicopter in
Helicopter 66 livery. The model included a working winch which could lift a plastic space capsule toy.
433:
1708:"Home Muziek Radio & Televisie Musical & Theater Film Fotoalbums Kalender Wedstrijden "Goud" nieuwe album van Laura Lynn!"
147:. It has been called "one of the most famous, or at least most iconic, helicopters in history", was the subject of a 1969 song by
1847:
2233:
1405:
1289:
1260:
1192:
389:
1773:
834:
768:
1867:
1765:
946:
30:
2084:
1063:
764:
2188:
1107:
1841:
954:
919:
401:
1707:
2204:
2200:
2183:
1860:
1378:
797:
2228:
1660:
1225:
397:
872:
816:
393:
285:
2238:
1630:
1305:
780:
221:(ASW) and were typically configured to carry a crew of four and up to three passengers. Powered by two
2134:
1930:
1848:
Podcast interview featuring Doug Hill, former
Maintenance Officer on Helicopter 66 and the Blue Angels
1154:
1985:
535:
528:
186:
140:
2112:
1994:
201:
2099:
2069:
2048:
2037:
1626:
1426:
539:
477:
419:
405:
374:
362:
300:
2248:
2117:
1935:
1907:
1902:
718:
218:
214:
168:
62:
1093:
717:
CVS-14, and By 1973 Helicopter
Squadron Four, and Helicopter 66 with it, were embarked aboard
1281:
729:
623:
164:
1681:
906:
The name of the Apollo 11 command capsule was "Columbia" and President of the United States
857:
Museum is a retired Navy Sikorsky Sea King that was used in filming the 1995 motion picture
1966:
692:
598:
500:
459:
527:—the status of "one of the most famous, or at least most iconic, helicopters in history".
8:
808:
792:
A painting of Helicopter 66 was commissioned in 1969 from artist Tom O'Hara as part of a
470:
177:
Helicopter 66 was delivered to the U.S. Navy in 1967 and formed part of the inventory of
2223:
1737:
669:
646:
344:
307:
759:
713:
From 1970 to 1972 Helicopter Squadron Four and Helicopter 66 were embarked aboard USS
2122:
2074:
1975:
1883:
1685:
1401:
1285:
1256:
1197:
846:
838:
370:
136:
67:
1805:
1742:
1588:
1563:
1452:
1021:
859:
804:
793:
745:
325:
222:
148:
1335:
606:
558:
531:
230:
182:
1852:
1536:
897:
retrorockets that would be required for a landing on a "hard" surface like land.
739:
At 7:00 p.m. on June 4, 1975, Helicopter 66, renumbered as '740', departed
2107:
2089:
2079:
1912:
1583:
1343:
812:
277:
144:
1800:
1511:
1421:
1016:
2217:
2144:
2139:
2129:
2094:
2053:
2043:
1945:
1940:
1886:
1112:
1055:
907:
524:
181:
for the duration of its active life. Among its pilots during this period was
84:
958:
915:
827:
725:
466:
152:
491:
452:
281:
1278:
Moon Men Return: USS Hornet and the Recovery of the Apollo 11 Astronauts
2014:
1368:
1117:
877:
823:
156:
1485:
1162:
763:
A Sikorsky Sea King painted in Helicopter 66 livery and owned by the
684:
661:
638:
615:
554:
550:
519:
515:
263:
250:
206:
77:
1373:
590:
511:
496:
229:
During ASW missions, the Sea King SH-3D was typically armed with
16:
Individual United States Navy helicopter flown in support of NASA
565:
139:
helicopter used during the late 1960s for the water recovery of
1836:
1810:
1777:
1593:
1551:
1489:
1313:
1229:
1202:
1166:
1121:
1089:
1067:
1026:
178:
736:
for a shipboard visit while it transited the Indian Ocean.
160:
1226:"Navy Photographer Tells the Story of Apollo 11 Recovery"
488:(NASA) in the oceanic recovery of returning astronauts.
226:
external payload of up to 6,000 pounds (2,700 kg).
1092:. Igor I. Sikorsky Historical Archives. Archived from
241:
796:. It was subsequently placed in the custody of the
217:SH-3D. The SH-3D model Sea Kings were designed for
853:in Alameda, California. The helicopter at the USS
1882:
179:U.S. Navy Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Four
2215:
1542:(Original U.S. Navy accident report uploaded by
833:Replicas of Helicopter 66 are on display at the
1108:"Sikorsky UH-3H Sea King (S-61B) – USA – Navy"
914:for the recovery, had ordered the Band of the
167:during his 1973 visit to the aircraft carrier
1868:
566:List of Helicopter 66 Apollo recovery flights
486:National Aeronautics and Space Administration
484:—and Squadron Four—was tasked to support the
427:
741:Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach
724:. That year, Helicopter 66 transported the
1875:
1861:
1653:"Manuela – Helicopter U.S. Navy 66 (song)"
1275:
1186:
1184:
708:
434:
420:
1531:
1529:
1527:
1525:
1255:. Turner Publishing Company. p. 43.
1193:"Why Cosmonauts Have Never Splashed Down"
1149:
1147:
1145:
1143:
1141:
1139:
910:, who was personally embarked aboard USS
1738:"Dinky Toys News Space Recovery Special"
1548:United States Navy aircraft mishap board
1010:
1008:
1006:
1004:
1002:
1000:
998:
996:
779:
758:
490:
200:
159:. In addition to its work in support of
1181:
994:
992:
990:
988:
986:
984:
982:
980:
978:
976:
941:
939:
819:as the inspiration for her hit "Goud".
506:following their return to Earth in 1968
2216:
1577:
1575:
1573:
1522:
1190:
1136:
1856:
1813:from the original on February 7, 2018
1780:from the original on February 7, 2018
1774:Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
1735:
1731:
1729:
1613:
1611:
1596:from the original on February 7, 2018
1554:from the original on February 7, 2018
1492:from the original on February 7, 2018
1395:
1316:from the original on February 7, 2018
1250:
1232:from the original on February 7, 2018
1205:from the original on February 7, 2018
1169:from the original on February 7, 2018
1124:from the original on February 7, 2018
1070:from the original on February 7, 2018
1050:
1048:
1046:
1044:
1029:from the original on February 7, 2018
835:Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
769:Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
499:crew disembarks Helicopter 66 aboard
163:, Helicopter 66 also transported the
126:Crashed and sank in the Pacific Ocean
973:
936:
367:50th Anniversary commemorative coins
1798:
1581:
1570:
1400:. Simon and Schuster. p. 172.
1014:
13:
2244:United States military helicopters
1726:
1608:
1582:Day, Dwayne (September 17, 2017).
1482:Naval History and Heritage Command
1223:
1041:
205:Helicopter 66 pictured during the
14:
2260:
1829:
1336:"Helicopter Unit Changes Command"
1191:Teitel, Amy (February 10, 2018).
1064:Federation of American Scientists
765:National Museum of Naval Aviation
242:Early history and Apollo missions
185:, who would go on to command the
1835:
1682:"Hoe zou het zijn met Samantha?"
1398:RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon
1346:. September 26, 1971. p. 20
803:In September 1969 German singer
249:
29:
1792:
1758:
1700:
1674:
1645:
1504:
1470:
1445:
1414:
1389:
1361:
1328:
1298:
1269:
1244:
1228:. Naval Historical Foundation.
900:
1584:"It's time to recover Helo 66"
1253:Splashdown!: NASA and the Navy
1217:
1100:
1082:
955:Naval Air Museum Barbers Point
920:Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean
890:
534:, who would later command the
469:in response to the capture of
35:Helicopter 66 pictured in 1969
1:
2234:Search and rescue helicopters
2184:Canadian Sea King replacement
1379:National Broadcasting Company
1015:Day, Dwayne (June 25, 2007).
929:
798:National Air and Space Museum
784:Portion of the 1969 painting
1799:Day, Dwayne (July 9, 2007).
1661:Bundesverband Musikindustrie
1017:"The last flight of Helo 66"
143:during five missions of the
7:
1766:"Artifact Pick of the Week"
1422:"Astronauts Aboard Carrier"
873:List of individual aircraft
866:
10:
2265:
1736:Lomax, Frank (June 1971).
1537:"Aircraft Accident Report"
1430:. July 24, 1969. p. 1
1276:Carmichael, Scott (2012).
236:
2197:
2171:
2153:
2062:
2030:
2013:
2003:
1986:United Aircraft of Canada
1984:
1965:
1956:
1923:
1893:
1619:"Recovery Helicopter #66"
1384:it says "Hail, Columbia".
947:"Sikorsky UH-3H Sea King"
775:
536:United States Third Fleet
196:
187:United States Third Fleet
135:was a United States Navy
122:
114:
106:
101:
93:
83:
73:
61:
53:
45:
40:
28:
23:
1714:(in Dutch). June 7, 2007
1478:"Kitty Hawk II (CVA-63)"
883:
49:"Old 66", Helicopter 740
1627:Smithsonian Institution
1441:(subscription required)
1427:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
1396:Nixon, Richard (2013).
1357:(subscription required)
1155:"HSC-4 Command History"
822:During the early 1970s
709:Later history and crash
922:" during the recovery.
845:in San Diego, and the
789:
786:Recovery Helicopter 66
772:
507:
219:anti-submarine warfare
210:
151:, and was made into a
1453:"Helicopter 66 crash"
1340:Chula Vista Star-News
1306:"From One to Another"
1282:Naval Institute Press
783:
762:
730:Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
494:
204:
2205:Sikorsky S-70 family
2201:Sikorsky H-19 family
1887:S-61 Sea King family
1844:at Wikimedia Commons
1284:. pp. 121–122.
1159:HELSEACOMBATRON FOUR
1096:on January 15, 2018.
767:, on display at the
478:Korean People's Navy
402:Lunar sample display
213:Helicopter 66 was a
189:. Later re-numbered
2229:Individual aircraft
2203: •
2179:Armament subsystems
2154:Individual aircraft
1801:"Helo 66 revisited"
1770:evergreenmuseum.org
1712:Front View Magazine
1251:Blair, Don (2004).
794:NASA art initiative
480:. Later that year,
390:British TV coverage
258:Part of a series on
41:General information
1623:airandspace.si.edu
1512:"The Final Flight"
1312:. April 12, 2012.
790:
773:
508:
398:In popular culture
211:
2239:Sikorsky aircraft
2211:
2210:
2080:Jolly Green Giant
2026:
2025:
1840:Media related to
1407:978-1-4767-3183-4
1371:(July 24, 1969).
1310:Vertical Magazine
1291:978-1-61251-252-5
1262:978-1-56311-985-9
1198:Discover Magazine
706:
705:
666:November 24, 1969
595:December 27, 1968
444:
443:
394:Goodwill messages
371:Eisenhower dollar
215:Sikorsky Sea King
137:Sikorsky Sea King
130:
129:
68:Sikorsky Aircraft
2256:
2070:Blackhawk (S-67)
1963:
1962:
1913:CH-3/HH-3E/HH-3F
1877:
1870:
1863:
1854:
1853:
1839:
1823:
1822:
1820:
1818:
1806:The Space Review
1796:
1790:
1789:
1787:
1785:
1762:
1756:
1755:
1753:
1751:
1743:Meccano Magazine
1733:
1724:
1723:
1721:
1719:
1704:
1698:
1697:
1695:
1693:
1678:
1672:
1671:
1669:
1667:
1657:germancharts.com
1649:
1643:
1642:
1640:
1638:
1629:. Archived from
1615:
1606:
1605:
1603:
1601:
1589:The Space Review
1579:
1568:
1567:
1564:The Space Review
1561:
1559:
1550:. pp. 1–4.
1544:The Space Review
1541:
1533:
1520:
1519:
1508:
1502:
1501:
1499:
1497:
1474:
1468:
1467:
1465:
1463:
1449:
1443:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1435:
1418:
1412:
1411:
1393:
1387:
1386:
1365:
1359:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1351:
1332:
1326:
1325:
1323:
1321:
1302:
1296:
1295:
1273:
1267:
1266:
1248:
1242:
1241:
1239:
1237:
1221:
1215:
1214:
1212:
1210:
1188:
1179:
1178:
1176:
1174:
1151:
1134:
1133:
1131:
1129:
1104:
1098:
1097:
1086:
1080:
1079:
1077:
1075:
1052:
1039:
1038:
1036:
1034:
1022:The Space Review
1012:
971:
970:
968:
966:
957:. Archived from
943:
923:
904:
898:
894:
746:U.S. Coast Guard
570:
569:
559:victory markings
436:
429:
422:
336:Recovery vessels
326:Tranquility Base
253:
246:
245:
223:General Electric
209:recovery in 1969
33:
21:
20:
2264:
2263:
2259:
2258:
2257:
2255:
2254:
2253:
2214:
2213:
2212:
2207:
2193:
2167:
2149:
2058:
2022:
2009:
2004:Augusta (Italy)
1999:
1995:CH-124 Sea King
1980:
1958:
1952:
1919:
1895:
1889:
1881:
1832:
1827:
1826:
1816:
1814:
1797:
1793:
1783:
1781:
1764:
1763:
1759:
1749:
1747:
1734:
1727:
1717:
1715:
1706:
1705:
1701:
1691:
1689:
1688:. June 24, 2016
1680:
1679:
1675:
1665:
1663:
1651:
1650:
1646:
1636:
1634:
1617:
1616:
1609:
1599:
1597:
1580:
1571:
1557:
1555:
1539:
1535:
1534:
1523:
1510:
1509:
1505:
1495:
1493:
1476:
1475:
1471:
1461:
1459:
1451:
1450:
1446:
1440:
1433:
1431:
1420:
1419:
1415:
1408:
1394:
1390:
1367:
1366:
1362:
1356:
1349:
1347:
1334:
1333:
1329:
1319:
1317:
1304:
1303:
1299:
1292:
1274:
1270:
1263:
1249:
1245:
1235:
1233:
1222:
1218:
1208:
1206:
1189:
1182:
1172:
1170:
1153:
1152:
1137:
1127:
1125:
1106:
1105:
1101:
1088:
1087:
1083:
1073:
1071:
1054:
1053:
1042:
1032:
1030:
1013:
974:
964:
962:
945:
944:
937:
932:
927:
926:
905:
901:
895:
891:
886:
869:
837:in Oregon, the
788:, by Tom O'Hara
778:
744:rescued by the
711:
700:Chuck B. Smiley
654:Donald S. Jones
631:Chuck B. Smiley
607:Donald S. Jones
568:
540:command module
532:Donald S. Jones
440:
381:
354:
332:
317:
292:
286:Michael Collins
244:
239:
199:
183:Donald S. Jones
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2262:
2252:
2251:
2246:
2241:
2236:
2231:
2226:
2209:
2208:
2198:
2195:
2194:
2192:
2191:
2186:
2181:
2175:
2173:
2169:
2168:
2166:
2165:
2157:
2155:
2151:
2150:
2148:
2147:
2142:
2137:
2132:
2127:
2126:
2125:
2120:
2115:
2110:
2102:
2097:
2092:
2087:
2082:
2077:
2072:
2066:
2064:
2060:
2059:
2057:
2056:
2051:
2046:
2041:
2038:HH-52 Seaguard
2034:
2032:
2028:
2027:
2024:
2023:
2020:
2018:
2011:
2010:
2007:
2005:
2001:
2000:
1998:
1997:
1991:
1989:
1982:
1981:
1979:
1978:
1972:
1970:
1960:
1954:
1953:
1951:
1950:
1949:
1948:
1943:
1933:
1927:
1925:
1921:
1920:
1918:
1917:
1916:
1915:
1905:
1899:
1897:
1891:
1890:
1880:
1879:
1872:
1865:
1857:
1851:
1850:
1845:
1831:
1830:External links
1828:
1825:
1824:
1791:
1757:
1725:
1699:
1673:
1644:
1633:on May 3, 2019
1607:
1569:
1521:
1503:
1469:
1444:
1413:
1406:
1388:
1377:(television).
1360:
1344:newspapers.com
1327:
1297:
1290:
1268:
1261:
1243:
1224:Putnam, Milt.
1216:
1180:
1135:
1099:
1081:
1056:"H-3 Sea King"
1040:
972:
961:on May 2, 2019
934:
933:
931:
928:
925:
924:
899:
888:
887:
885:
882:
881:
880:
875:
868:
865:
828:die-cast model
777:
774:
710:
707:
704:
703:
701:
698:
690:
689:April 17, 1970
687:
681:
680:
678:
675:
667:
664:
658:
657:
655:
652:
644:
641:
635:
634:
632:
629:
621:
618:
612:
611:
609:
604:
596:
593:
587:
586:
583:
580:
577:
574:
567:
564:
549:participated,
442:
441:
439:
438:
431:
424:
416:
413:
412:
411:
410:
409:
408:
380:
379:
378:
377:
375:Anthony dollar
353:
352:
351:
350:
331:
330:
329:
328:
316:
315:
314:
313:
291:
290:
289:
288:
278:Neil Armstrong
267:
266:
260:
259:
255:
254:
243:
240:
238:
235:
198:
195:
191:Helicopter 740
153:die-cast model
145:Apollo program
128:
127:
124:
120:
119:
116:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
99:
98:
95:
91:
90:
87:
81:
80:
75:
71:
70:
65:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
47:
43:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2261:
2250:
2249:Sikorsky S-61
2247:
2245:
2242:
2240:
2237:
2235:
2232:
2230:
2227:
2225:
2222:
2221:
2219:
2206:
2202:
2196:
2190:
2187:
2185:
2182:
2180:
2177:
2176:
2174:
2170:
2164:
2163:
2162:Helicopter 66
2159:
2158:
2156:
2152:
2146:
2143:
2141:
2138:
2136:
2133:
2131:
2128:
2124:
2121:
2119:
2116:
2114:
2111:
2109:
2106:
2105:
2103:
2101:
2098:
2096:
2093:
2091:
2088:
2086:
2083:
2081:
2078:
2076:
2073:
2071:
2068:
2067:
2065:
2061:
2055:
2052:
2050:
2047:
2045:
2042:
2039:
2036:
2035:
2033:
2029:
2019:
2016:
2012:
2006:
2002:
1996:
1993:
1992:
1990:
1987:
1983:
1977:
1974:
1973:
1971:
1968:
1964:
1961:
1955:
1947:
1944:
1942:
1939:
1938:
1937:
1934:
1932:
1929:
1928:
1926:
1924:Model numbers
1922:
1914:
1911:
1910:
1909:
1906:
1904:
1901:
1900:
1898:
1892:
1888:
1885:
1878:
1873:
1871:
1866:
1864:
1859:
1858:
1855:
1849:
1846:
1843:
1842:Helicopter 66
1838:
1834:
1833:
1812:
1808:
1807:
1802:
1795:
1779:
1775:
1771:
1767:
1761:
1746:. p. 274
1745:
1744:
1739:
1732:
1730:
1713:
1709:
1703:
1687:
1683:
1677:
1662:
1659:(in German).
1658:
1654:
1648:
1632:
1628:
1624:
1620:
1614:
1612:
1595:
1591:
1590:
1585:
1578:
1576:
1574:
1565:
1553:
1549:
1545:
1538:
1532:
1530:
1528:
1526:
1517:
1516:Check-Six.com
1513:
1507:
1491:
1487:
1483:
1479:
1473:
1458:
1457:Check-Six.com
1454:
1448:
1434:September 27,
1429:
1428:
1423:
1417:
1409:
1403:
1399:
1392:
1385:
1380:
1376:
1375:
1370:
1364:
1345:
1341:
1337:
1331:
1315:
1311:
1307:
1301:
1293:
1287:
1283:
1279:
1272:
1264:
1258:
1254:
1247:
1231:
1227:
1220:
1204:
1200:
1199:
1194:
1187:
1185:
1168:
1164:
1160:
1156:
1150:
1148:
1146:
1144:
1142:
1140:
1123:
1119:
1115:
1114:
1113:airliners.net
1109:
1103:
1095:
1091:
1085:
1069:
1065:
1061:
1057:
1051:
1049:
1047:
1045:
1028:
1024:
1023:
1018:
1011:
1009:
1007:
1005:
1003:
1001:
999:
997:
995:
993:
991:
989:
987:
985:
983:
981:
979:
977:
960:
956:
952:
948:
942:
940:
935:
921:
917:
913:
909:
908:Richard Nixon
903:
893:
889:
879:
876:
874:
871:
870:
864:
862:
861:
856:
852:
850:
844:
842:
836:
831:
829:
825:
820:
818:
814:
810:
806:
801:
799:
795:
787:
782:
770:
766:
761:
757:
754:
751:
747:
742:
737:
735:
731:
727:
723:
722:
716:
702:
699:
697:
696:
691:
688:
686:
683:
682:
679:
677:Warren E. Aut
676:
674:
673:
668:
665:
663:
660:
659:
656:
653:
651:
650:
645:
643:July 24, 1969
642:
640:
637:
636:
633:
630:
628:
627:
622:
619:
617:
614:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
602:
597:
594:
592:
589:
588:
584:
581:
578:
575:
572:
571:
563:
560:
556:
552:
546:
544:
543:
537:
533:
530:
526:
525:Dwayne A. Day
521:
517:
513:
505:
504:
498:
493:
489:
487:
483:
479:
475:
474:
468:
464:
463:
457:
456:
448:
437:
432:
430:
425:
423:
418:
417:
415:
414:
407:
406:Missing tapes
403:
399:
395:
391:
388:
387:
386:
383:
382:
376:
372:
368:
364:
363:Anniversaries
361:
360:
359:
358:Commemoration
356:
355:
349:
348:
342:
341:Helicopter 66
339:
338:
337:
334:
333:
327:
324:
323:
322:
319:
318:
312:
311:
308:Lunar Module
305:
304:
299:
298:
297:
294:
293:
287:
283:
279:
276:
275:
274:
271:
270:
269:
268:
265:
262:
261:
257:
256:
252:
248:
247:
234:
232:
227:
224:
220:
216:
208:
203:
194:
192:
188:
184:
180:
175:
173:
172:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
142:
138:
134:
133:Helicopter 66
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
100:
96:
92:
88:
86:
82:
79:
76:
72:
69:
66:
64:
60:
56:
52:
48:
46:Other name(s)
44:
39:
32:
27:
24:Helicopter 66
22:
19:
2161:
2160:
1896:designations
1815:. Retrieved
1804:
1794:
1782:. Retrieved
1769:
1760:
1748:. Retrieved
1741:
1718:February 11,
1716:. Retrieved
1711:
1702:
1692:February 11,
1690:. Retrieved
1684:(in Dutch).
1676:
1664:. Retrieved
1656:
1647:
1635:. Retrieved
1631:the original
1622:
1598:. Retrieved
1587:
1562:– via
1556:. Retrieved
1543:
1515:
1506:
1494:. Retrieved
1481:
1472:
1460:. Retrieved
1456:
1447:
1432:. Retrieved
1425:
1416:
1397:
1391:
1382:
1372:
1363:
1348:. Retrieved
1339:
1330:
1318:. Retrieved
1309:
1300:
1277:
1271:
1252:
1246:
1234:. Retrieved
1219:
1207:. Retrieved
1196:
1171:. Retrieved
1158:
1126:. Retrieved
1111:
1102:
1094:the original
1084:
1072:. Retrieved
1059:
1031:. Retrieved
1020:
963:. Retrieved
959:the original
950:
918:to perform "
916:COMNAVAIRPAC
911:
902:
892:
858:
854:
848:
840:
832:
821:
802:
791:
785:
755:
738:
733:
726:Shah of Iran
720:
714:
712:
694:
671:
648:
625:
620:May 26, 1969
600:
547:
541:
509:
502:
481:
472:
467:Sea of Japan
461:
454:
449:
445:
384:
357:
346:
340:
335:
321:Landing site
320:
309:
302:
295:
272:
228:
212:
190:
176:
170:
165:Shah of Iran
132:
131:
118:June 4, 1975
63:Manufacturer
18:
1817:November 3,
1784:February 7,
1750:February 7,
1666:February 8,
1637:November 3,
1600:November 3,
1558:February 7,
1496:February 7,
1350:February 7,
1320:November 3,
1236:November 3,
1173:February 7,
1128:February 7,
1074:February 7,
1033:November 3,
965:February 9,
826:released a
715:Ticonderoga
576:Flight date
510:During the
282:Buzz Aldrin
233:torpedoes.
115:Last flight
94:Total hours
89:BuNo 152711
2218:Categories
2199:See also:
2189:In fiction
2015:Mitsubishi
1959:production
1462:August 14,
1369:Ron Nessen
1118:Leaf Group
930:References
878:Splashdown
824:Dinky Toys
817:Laura Lynn
734:Kitty Hawk
721:Kitty Hawk
585:Reference
296:Spacecraft
171:Kitty Hawk
157:Dinky Toys
141:astronauts
107:In service
57:Helicopter
2224:Apollo 11
2104:Sea King
1486:U.S. Navy
1163:U.S. Navy
951:nambp.org
860:Apollo 13
815:vocalist
750:Leo Rolek
719:USS
693:USS
685:Apollo 13
670:USS
662:Apollo 12
647:USS
639:Apollo 11
626:Princeton
624:USS
616:Apollo 10
599:USS
579:Base ship
555:Apollo 13
551:Apollo 12
529:Commander
520:Apollo 11
516:Apollo 10
501:USS
471:USS
460:USS
453:USS
264:Apollo 11
207:Apollo 10
169:USS
110:1968–1975
78:U.S. Navy
2130:Shortsky
2100:Seaguard
2075:Commando
1988:(Canada)
1967:Westland
1894:Military
1884:Sikorsky
1811:Archived
1778:Archived
1594:Archived
1552:Archived
1490:Archived
1374:NBC News
1314:Archived
1230:Archived
1203:Archived
1167:Archived
1122:Archived
1068:Archived
1027:Archived
867:See also
813:Schlager
809:Samantha
748:, pilot
695:Iwo Jima
601:Yorktown
591:Apollo 8
542:Columbia
512:Apollo 8
503:Yorktown
497:Apollo 8
482:Yorktown
462:Yorktown
303:Columbia
231:MK-46/44
2090:Pelican
2031:Related
2017:(Japan)
1957:Foreign
1941:S-61L/N
1686:Radio 2
1209:May 12,
1060:fas.org
805:Manuela
771:in 2011
573:Mission
476:by the
465:to the
455:Rendova
385:Related
301:CM-107
237:History
149:Manuela
102:History
97:3,245.2
2172:Topics
2145:X-Wing
2140:Triton
2135:Silver
2113:CH-124
2040:(S-62)
1404:
1288:
1259:
1090:"S-61"
912:Hornet
855:Hornet
851:Museum
849:Hornet
843:Museum
841:Midway
776:Legacy
672:Hornet
649:Hornet
518:, and
473:Pueblo
347:Hornet
197:Design
85:Serial
74:Owners
2123:WS-61
2063:Names
2021:HSS-2
2008:AS-61
1976:WS-61
1946:S-61R
1931:AS-61
1903:HSS-2
1540:(PDF)
884:Notes
732:, to
582:Pilot
310:Eagle
2118:SH-3
2108:CH-3
2095:RSRA
2085:Nuri
2054:S-72
2049:S-67
2044:S-66
1969:(UK)
1936:S-61
1819:2017
1786:2018
1752:2018
1720:2018
1694:2018
1668:2018
1639:2017
1602:2017
1560:2018
1498:2018
1464:2018
1436:2017
1402:ISBN
1352:2018
1322:2017
1286:ISBN
1257:ISBN
1238:2017
1211:2018
1175:2018
1130:2018
1076:2018
1035:2017
967:2018
847:USS
839:USS
553:and
495:The
345:USS
273:Crew
161:NASA
123:Fate
54:Type
1908:H-3
1546:).
155:by
2220::
1809:.
1803:.
1776:.
1772:.
1768:.
1740:.
1728:^
1710:.
1655:.
1625:.
1621:.
1610:^
1592:.
1586:.
1572:^
1524:^
1514:.
1488:.
1484:.
1480:.
1455:.
1424:.
1381:.
1342:.
1338:.
1308:.
1280:.
1201:.
1195:.
1183:^
1165:.
1161:.
1157:.
1138:^
1120:.
1116:.
1110:.
1066:.
1062:.
1058:.
1043:^
1025:.
1019:.
975:^
953:.
949:.
938:^
863:.
800:.
728:,
545:.
514:,
404:·
400:·
396:·
392:·
373:·
369:·
365:·
343:·
306:·
284:·
280:·
174:.
1876:e
1869:t
1862:v
1821:.
1788:.
1754:.
1722:.
1696:.
1670:.
1641:.
1604:.
1566:.
1518:.
1500:.
1466:.
1438:.
1410:.
1354:.
1324:.
1294:.
1265:.
1240:.
1213:.
1177:.
1132:.
1078:.
1037:.
969:.
435:e
428:t
421:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
