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NH 88044 HMNZS WAIKATO (New Zealand frigate, 1965)

HMNZS WAIKATO (New Zealand frigate, 1965)
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Title: HMNZS WAIKATO (New Zealand frigate, 1965)
Caption: With a U.S. Navy SH-3 helicopter of HS-287 on board, circa June 1978. The aircraft, piloted by Lieutenant Commander James Bateman, made an emergency landing on the frigate, which normally does not handle such large helicopters, during a mid-Pacific exercise.
Description: Courtesy of "Navy Times," 1978. Published in the 17 July 1978 issue.
Catalog #: NH 88044
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1970
Before this Year: 1979
Original Medium: BW Photo
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