File:UDT-12 divers at the Apollo 8 capsule 1968.jpg

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Description U.S. Navy frogmen of Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) 12 at the Apollo 8 space capsule. It was 43 minutes after splashdown before the first frogman from the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CVS-10) arrived, as the spacecraft had landed before sunrise. Forty-five minutes later, the crew was safe on the deck of the aircraft carrier.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Yorktown (CVS-10) 1968-69 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author USN
Camera location8° 07′ 59.99″ N, 165° 01′ 00.01″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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