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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: 80-G-420949

Sikorski HO3S-1 helicopter
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of Helicopter Utility Squadron One (HU-1)

On board USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) during operations off Korea, circa 19 October 1950. Crewman is backing off vacuum prior to starting the helicopter's engine.
Note aircraft carrier in the left distance.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Online Image: 81KB; 740 x 600 pixels

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27 October 1999