File:Sikorsky HO3S-1 of HU-1 landing aboard USS Essex (CVA-9), circa 1952.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Sikorsky HO3S-1 (BuNo 122710) of Helicopter Utility Squadron 1 (HU-1) Det.I landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CVA-9). HU-1 Det.I was assigned to Air Task Group 2 (ATG-2) aboard the Essex for a deployment to Korea from 16 June 1952 to 6 February 1953. The HO3S-1 122710 later crashed in the water off Yo-Do, Korea, on 24 July 1953.
Date circa 1953
date QS:P,+1953-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Essex (CVA-9) 1952-1953 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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