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A Helicopter Lifts Off from the USS Manchester Deck

2015-315
Accession Number
2015-315
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 350898332
Related Collection
Parks, Lewis S. Papers
Keywords
Ships
Military helicopters
Korean War, 1950-1953
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Credit:
U.S. Navy

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Description
A helicopter can be seen in the far right of the picture as it lifts off from the deck of the USS Manchester on it way to assist a downed pilot. Air Force pilot Captain William R. Yoakley had crashed on the east coast of Korea and required rescue. The photograph is part of an album entitled "Pictures by R. Admiral Lewis Parks. USS Manchester."
Date(s)
March 1951