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| Keywords: SH-3D HS-4 over Apollo 13 mission markers NAN2-72.jpg en A U S Navy Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King helicopter hovers over the Apollo 13 command module Odyssey on 17 April 1970 location 21°38'24 S 165°21'42 W Recovery ship for this mission was the helicopter carrier USS Iwo Jima LPH-2 From late 1968 through the spring of 1970 the Black Knights of HS-4 participated in and pioneered techniques for the Apollo capsule recoveries HS-4 was on scene for Apollo missions 8 10 11 12 and 13 Note the recovery markings on the helicopter <br>The helicopter was probably the famous SH-3D BuNo 152711 side number 66 The helicopter's flight number was changed from 66 to 740 as after the Apollo 11 recovery the U S Navy had switched to a three number squadron designator - but the helicopter was repainted with the number 66 for each recovery thereafter for public relations reasons The Sea King BuNo 152711 could not be preserved as it crashed on 4 June 1975 on a training flight out Imperial Beach California USA Although the crew was rescued the pilot died later of his injuries The wreck sank to a depth of ca 700 m U S Navy Naval Aviation News February 1972 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1970s/1972/feb72 pdf USN 1970-04-17 PD-USGov-Military-Navy Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 United States Navy SH-3D Sea King Apollo 13 1970 in aviation | ||||
