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USS Manchester's Helicopter Lands on Snow Covered Beach in Korea

2015-0599 (untitled)
Accession Number
2015-0599
4 x 5 inches
Black & White
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Related Collection
Parks, Lewis S. Papers
Keywords
Military helicopters
Beaches
Korean War, 1950-1953
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U.S. Navy

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Description
The USS Manchester's helicopter, nicknamed the Clementine, lands on the snow covered beach at Kisamun Dan, Korea. Photo was taken aboard the Prasae. A rescue mission was launched after the HTMS Prasae, a Thailand Corvette, ran aground on Korea's Eastern Coast during a blizzard.
Date(s)
January 7, 1951