File:Sikorsky HSS-1 of HS-8 and HUS-1 of HMR(L)-163 aboard USS Bennington (CVS-20), circa in 1960.jpg

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English: Two U.S. Navy Sikorsky HSS-1 Seabat of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 8 (HS-8) "Eightballers" and a HUS-1 Seahorse of Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron (Light) 163 (HMR(L)-163) "Ridge Runners" aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CVS-20), circa in 1960. Both squadrons were assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 59 (CVSG-59) aboard the Bennington for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 1 October 1960 to 2 May 1961.
Date circa 1960
date QS:P,+1960-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Bennington (CVS-20) 1960 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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current20:40, 6 October 2019Thumbnail for version as of 20:40, 6 October 2019827 × 652 (340 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=Two U.S. Navy Sikorsky HSS-1 Seabat of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 8 (HS-8) "Eightballers" and a HUS-1 ''Seahorse'' of Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron (Light) HMR(L)-163 "Ridge Runners" aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Bennington'' (CVS-20), circa in 1960. Both squadrons were assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 59 (CVSG-59) aboard the ''Bennington'' for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 1 October 1960 to 2...