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A Siamese Sailors Boards the Rescue Helicopter

2015-397 (untitled)
Accession Number
2015-397
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Related Collection
Parks, Lewis S. Papers
Keywords
Sailors
Military helicopters
Korean War, 1950-1953
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U.S. Navy

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Description
An unidentified Thai sailor from the HMTS Prasae boards the rescue helicopter. The helicopter, which had been borrowed from the USS Philippine Sea after the USS Manchester's helicopter crashed, was piloted by Chief Aviation Pilot D. W. Thorin who can be seen inside the helicopter facing the camera. The HMTS Prasae ran aground off the coast of Korea while conducting a United Nations operation.
Date(s)
January 6, 1951