Sikorsky_HRS-1_of_HMR-161_in_flight_over_USS_Sicily_(CVE-118)_off_Inchon_on_1_September_1952_(80-G-477573).jpg
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Summary
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Unknown author
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English:
U.S. Marine Corps Sikorsky HRS-1 helicopters from Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 161 (HMR-161) launching from the U.S. escort carrier USS
Sicily
(CVE-118) during "Operation Marlex-5" off the west coast of Korea in the Inchon area, on 1 September 1952. This was the first time that Marine Corps landing forces had moved from ship to shore by helicopter. The HRS-1 nearest to the camera is BuNo 127798.
Sicily
´s Sikorsky HO3S plane guard helicopter is visible aft of the carrier.
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| Date | 1 September 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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80-G-477573
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| Source | U.S. Navy photo 80-G-477573 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Naval History and Heritage Command
under the digital ID
80-G-477573
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U.S. Navy
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work
of the
U.S. federal government
, it is in the
public domain
in the United States.
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