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Apollo 11 Recovery Photo 13

<p>A helicopter drops a UDT swimmer into the water during Apollo 11 recovery practice&nbsp;exercises.&nbsp;</p>
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Title: USS Hornet: Apollo 11 Photo 13 
Caption: An SH-3D Sea King helicopter from HS-4 drops a UDT swimmer into the water during Apollo 11 recovery practice exercises, June 1969. Photo by PH2 Milt Putnam, USN. 
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