Category:Helicopter 66

**Helicopter 66**
	individual United States Navy helicopter flown in support of NASA
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Instance of	helicopter;
Location	United States of America;
Operator	United States Navy;
Manufacturer	Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation;
Service entry	1967;
Service retirement	4 June 1975;
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"Helicopter 66" was a U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King (BuNo 152711) of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 (HS-4) "Sea Knights", side number "66", that 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.

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Sea King lifting Apollo Command Module at Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum‎ (10 F)

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The following 27 files are in this category, out of 27 total.

69-452-D Flight Helmet, CDR Don Jones, Apollo 11 Recovery Mission (5579700354).jpg 480 × 640; 75 KB
A member of the Apollo 10 crew is hoisted into a helicopter from the prime recovery ship, USS Princeton.jpg 4,104 × 4,104; 2.68 MB
Apollo 10 Helicopter Recovery - GPN-2000-001143.jpg 3,000 × 3,011; 10.08 MB
Apollo 11 astronauts followed by Dr. Carpentier walk from the recovery helicopter to the MQF in Hornet’s hangar bay.jpg 985 × 689; 136 KB
Apollo 11 crew on board USS Hornet.jpg 3,806 × 5,877; 3.32 MB
Apollo 13 Astronauts on the U.S.S. Iwo Jima - GPN-2002-000054.jpg 2,838 × 2,226; 5.37 MB
Apollo 13 Crew on Deck - GPN-2000-001318.jpg 3,000 × 1,980; 3.74 MB
Apollo 13 Recovery - S70-35622.jpg 3,796 × 2,466; 1.19 MB
Apollo 8 recovery - GPN-2000-001504.jpg 3,000 × 3,011; 8.72 MB
Apollo-11-quarantine-7.jpg 3,000 × 2,570; 2.78 MB
Apollo11-16.jpg 1,282 × 884; 378 KB
Apollo11-16.png 1,289 × 889; 561 KB
Apollo13 crew.jpg 3,677 × 2,416; 1.34 MB
Helicopter 66 Apollo 8.jpg 1,024 × 768; 123 KB
Helicopter 66, portion of a painting by Tom O'Hara.png 406 × 225; 174 KB
S69-20621 (25489613203).jpg 4,104 × 4,104; 2.68 MB
S69-21037 (25489650253).jpg 4,096 × 4,096; 3.69 MB
S70-35645 (25713855072).jpg 2,773 × 4,164; 1.89 MB
SH-3D HS-4 over Apollo 13 mission markers NAN2-72.jpg 515 × 457; 62 KB
SH-3D of HS-4 over Apollo 10 command module 1969.jpg 2,750 × 3,500; 1.76 MB
SH-3D Sea King HS-4 hoisting man c1968.jpg 425 × 341; 71 KB
SH-3D Sea King of HS-4 recovers Apollo 11 astronaut on 24 July 1969.jpg 591 × 396; 141 KB
Stamp of Ajman - 1971 - Colnect 499212 - Splashdown.jpeg 475 × 280; 54 KB
The Apollo 10 crewmembers arrive aboard the USS Princeton.jpg 5,699 × 5,759; 4.94 MB
USS Hornet Museum - 0154.jpg 1,988 × 3,000; 1.53 MB
USS Hornet Museum - Interior 12.JPG 4,608 × 3,072; 3.42 MB
Waving Apollo 8 Astronauts Leaving Recovery Helicopter (5135053748).jpg 1,536 × 1,223; 460 KB

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