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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: 80-G-420950 Sikorski HO3S-1 helicopter, of Helicopter Utility Squadron One (HU-1) Hovers near USS Philippine Sea (CV-47), awaiting the return of aircraft from missions over Korea, circa 19 October 1950. Crewmen foreground are standing by their stations on one of the ship's 40mm gun mounts. Note screening destroyer in the middle distance. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 625 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

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27 October 1999