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| Keywords: HO3S-1 of HU-1 rescues VC-3 pilot off Korea in February 1951.jpg A U S Navy Sikorski HO3S-1 BuNo 122716 from Helicopter Utility Squadron 1 HU-1 Pacific Fleet Angels rescues Lieutenant Junior Grade M E Thompson USN pilot of a Vought F4U-5N Corsair fighter BuNo 124501 from Compisite Squadron 3 VC-3 Det 3 Blue Nemesis that crashed on takeoff from the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea CV-47 at 1345 hours 27 January 1951 off the Korean coast Both squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Group 11 CVG-11 aboard the Philippine Sea for a deolpyment to Korea from 5 July 1950 to 26 March 1951 Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/80-g/80-G-430000/80-G-439846 html 80-G-439846 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1951-01-27 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Sikorsky H-5 Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 United States Navy Korean War in 1951 | ||||
