File:UH-2B Seaprite of HC-1 on USS Firedrake (AE-14) c1965.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Kaman UH-2B Seasprite (BuNo 150162) of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron HC-1 Det.C "Pacific Fleet Angels" on the flight deck of the ammunition ship USS Firedrake (AE-14) off Vietnam.
HC-1 Det.C was assignded to Carrier Air Wing 11 (CVW-11) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) for a deployment to Vietnam from 19 October 1965 to 13 June 1966. During that cruise, 150162 crashed during take-off form the Kitty Hawk on 15 April 1966, killing two of the crew and injuring five.
Date circa 1965
date QS:P,+1965-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Firedrake (AE-14) 1965-66 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author USN

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