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USS Manchester Helicopter Lands on Snow Covered Beach

2015-0600
Accession Number
2015-0600
4x5 inches (10x13 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350892778
Related Collection
Parks, Lewis S. Papers
Keywords
Beaches
Military helicopters
Ships
Korean War, 1950-1953
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U.S. Navy

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Description
The USS Manchester's helicopter, nicknamed the Clementine, lands on the snow covered beach at Kisamun Dan, Korea. Photo was taken aboard the HMTS Prasae. A rescue mission was launched after the HTMS Prasae, a Thailand Corvette, ran aground on Korea's Eastern Coast during a blizzard.
Date(s)
January 7, 1951