Keywords: CVE-106 AF-2 VS-22 sinking NAN10-53.jpg Recovery of the crew of a Grumman AF-2 Guardian from anti-submarine squadron VS-22 by a Piasecki HUP helicopter after the plane was forced to ditch immediately after launching in 1953 The parent escort carrier USS Block Island CVE-106 is standing by in the background U S Navy Naval Aviation News October 1953 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1953/oct53 pdf 1953-08-12 USN thumb left PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Block Island CVE-106 Grumman AF Guardian Sea Control Squadron 22 United States Navy Piasecki HUP Retriever Air-sea rescue |