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Description

Recovery of the crew of a Grummman AF-2 Guardian from anti-submarine squadron VS-22 by a Piasecki HUP helicopter in 1953. The parent escort carrier USS Block Island (CVE-106) is standing by in the background.

Source

U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News October 1953 [1]

Date

1953

Author

USN

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Public domain This image is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

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