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NH 66526 Sikorsky HO3S-1 Helicopter

Photo #: NH 66526 Sikorsky HO3S-1 Helicopter
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Title: Sikorsky HO3S-1 Helicopter
Description: On board USS Los Angeles (CA-135) after it crashed while landing on the ship with Rear Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Commander Cruiser Division Five, and Lieutenant General James A. Van Fleet, Commanding General, Eighth Army, aboard, circa June-July 1951. No one was injured in the accident. For Admiral Burke's account of this accident, see Photo # NH 66526 (Extended Caption). Donation of Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN(Retired), 1969. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 66526
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