File:RH-53D on elevator of USS Nimitz (CVN-68) off Iran 1980.JPEG
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| Description | A tow tractor moves a U.S. Navy Sikorsky RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter of helicopter mine countermeasures squadron HM-16 Sea Hawks into position on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) during "Operation Evening Light" (Eagle Claw), in the Persian Gulf on 24 April 1980. Six helicopters would be lost during the failed attempt to rescue U.S. hostages in Iran later that day. |
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| Source | U.S. DefenseImagery photo VIRIN: DN-SC-82-00624 |
| Author | USN |
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