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| Keywords: SH-3D Sea King of HS-4 recovers Apollo 11 astronaut on 24 July 1969.jpg A U S Navy Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King BuNo 152711 of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 HS-4 Sea Knights hovers over the Apollo 11 command module Eagle on 24 July 1969 and retrieves an astronaut location 13°19 ²N 169°9 ²W HS-4 was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 59 CVSG-59 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet CVS-12 for the recovery of the Apollo 11 moon mission from 27 June to 1 August 1969 <br> The SH-3D BuNo 152711 side number 66 was used for several recovery missions 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 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 photo http //www navysite de/cruisebooks/cv12-69apollo/025 htm from the http //www navysite de/cruisebooks/cv12-69apollo/index_001 htm USS Hornet CVS-12 1969 Apollo 11 recovery cruise book available at http //navysite de/cruisebooks/index html Navysite de 1969-07-24 U S Navy 13 31666 -169 15000 PD-USGov-Military-Navy SH-3D Sea King Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 United States Navy Apollo 11 | ||||
