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United States Navy Helicopter UP 27 on Rescue Mission

2015-401 (untitled)
Accession Number
2015-401
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Related Collection
Parks, Lewis S. Papers
Keywords
Military helicopters
Ships
Korean War, 1950-1953
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U.S. Navy

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Description
United States Navy helicopter UP 27 takes off after retrieving Thai sailors stranded on a beach. The ship from Thailand, the HMTS Prasae ran aground during a snow storm off the west coast of Korea during United Nations exercises. The USS Manchester led the rescue mission of the stranded sailors.
Date(s)
January 1951