Historical Helicopter Operations

Black and white images document helicopters in flight operations, including training and exercises, showcasing military aviation history and utility.

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Crash and salvage crewmen wearing proximity suits stand by on the flight deck with an MD-3A firefighting vehicle during flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA-3). Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161 (HMM-161) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters are parked in the background. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)
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DM-SN-88-07505. Subject Operation/Series: WILD BOAR Base: Fort Hunter Liggett State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-ST-88-03679. Base: Morris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The hangar of the Army's High Altitude Training Site in home to over 65 personnel taking part in the A-10 recovery effort. This number includes the newly arrived Navy EOD Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California comprising of 15 members. Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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An air-to-air right side view of a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter spewing flares near the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Md. The helicopter is going through an evaluation of the AN/ALC-39 Countermeasures Dispensing System, used to provide protection against guided weapons. Country: Chesapeake Bay
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S69-15737 (27 Dec. 1968) --- The Apollo 8 crew stands in the doorway of a recovery helicopter after arriving aboard the carrier USS Yorktown, prime recovery ship for the historic Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission. Left to right, are astronauts Frank Borman, commander; James A. Lovell Jr., command module pilot; and William A. Anders, lunar module pilot. Apollo 8 splashed down at 10 51 a.m. (EST), Dec. 27, 1968, in the central Pacific approximately 1,000 miles south-southwest of Hawaii.
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What happens when it's 'just another rescue..' The young naval officer sat quietly with feet up on the highly polished desk in the control tower of the R.A.N's Fleet Air Arm base at Nowra.He glanced up at the large wall clock and adjusted his own watch. It was 9.57 p.m.Suddenly over the tower's loudspeaker system came the call:"May day... may day-we've got troubles.... have to ditch.... 40 miles east of Jervis Bay. March 24, 1949.
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U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chiefs with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469 prepare to take off during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques (HRST) Master Course at Landing Zone Sterling, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 14, 2022. Fast rope and helicopter rope suspension training teach Marines proper knots, rappelling techniques and build confidence for maneuvering from air to ground.
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West German pilots and air crewmen gather for a photograph beside a Mark 88 Lynx helicopter on the flight deck of the frigate FGS KARLSRUHE (F-212) during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)
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Aviation ordnancemen remove an AIM-7 Sparrow III missile from a Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)
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Deputy Under Secretary of the Army, John W. Shanon, greets SPC Anibal Rivera prior to boarding a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter. Looking on is MAJ L. Norton. Base: Fort Buchanan, San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DM-SN-87-10969. Subject Operation/Series: NEZ ROUGE Country: Canada (CAN)
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DF-ST-85-09852. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The Westland Wasp Mk.1, Series 2 & 2A (AH-12A) submarine control helicopter 235 (1966-1978) on the flight deck of a frigate.
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Flight deck crewmen unload boxes from an HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) aboard the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) during the allied forces Exercise Team Work '88. Ordnance and supplies are being transferred between the FORRESTAL and the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). Subject Operation/Series: TEAM WORK '88 Country: North Atlantic Ocean
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A C-130 Hercules aircraft on the flight line at Point Salines Airfield during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)
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A left side view of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, in flight during the redeployment of the 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit redeploys back to ships of Amphibious Squadron 4 at the conclusion of a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)
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Ecuadorian villagers help unload relief supplies from a U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois helicopter. Members of Detachment 1, 1ST Special Operations Wing, 2nd Air Division are in Ecuador to transport food and clothing to Ecuadorians isolated by an earthquake. Base: Lago Agrio Country: Ecuador (ECU)
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DN-ST-88-04211. Base: Venice Country: Italy (ITA)
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Arrival ceremony for Joío Goulart, President of Brazil, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy and President of Brazil Joío Goulart (left of President Kennedy) arrive at the White House via United States Marines helicopter from Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. walks behind the Presidents; others unidentified. The Washington Monument is visible in the background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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A member of the Helicopter Support Team signala the pilot of a CH-53 helicopter during Weapons Training Instruction at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Trip to Western States: Arrival in Los Angeles, California, 4:23PM. President John F. Kennedy prepares to board Marine One at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on the way to a dinner in his honor. Sitting inside the helicopter is White House Secret Service Agent Gerald Jerry Behn. Standing outside the helicopter are (L-R) two unidentified officers, Attorney General of California Stanley Mosk (blue suit), Governor of California Edmund G. Pat Brown, President Kennedy, and White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger.
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Action Trackings and Rescue Service Marine Fly Camp De Kooy
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Arrival ceremonies for Fulbert Youlou, President of the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), 12:00PM. United States Marines Presidential helicopter on the South Lawn of the White House en route to arrival ceremonies for Fulbert Youlou, President of the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) at Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. The Washington Monument is in the background.
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DN-SC-88-02002. State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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S68-26989 (4 April 1968) --- The Apollo 6 Spacecraft 020 Command Module is hoisted aboard the USS Okinawa.
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Northrop NF-5A Freedomfighter from the Royal Air Force.
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Group photo Technical support staff of 323 Squadron for a row of F-16s on April 1, 1982.Tonderday 1 April 1982, the second Squadron of the Leeuwarden airbase was operational on the F-16. The 323 Squadron is currently equipped with 18 of these devices and is led by Major Kite B.C. Droste.
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DM-SN-89-07703. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A Ranger prepares to retrieve his parachute after an airdrop onto Gray Field. Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DM-SN-89-11238. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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