An RF-8G Crusader of Light Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (VFP) 62 pictured moment before launching from the flight deck of the carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42) during flight operations off the southeastern coast of the United States on July 25, 1967, forty-six years ago today.
The carrier Hornet (CVS 12) steams near the Apollo XI space capsule after its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969, forty-four years ago today. In the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs of the era, Navy carriers and amphibious assault ships and their embarked helicopters played a key role in astronaut and capsule recovery
Members of the crew gather to watch the Apollo XI space capsule being hoisted aboard the carrier Hornet (CVS 12) after its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969, forty-four years ago today.
The carrier Hornet (CVS 12) steams near the Apollo XI space capsule after its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969, forty-four years ago today. In the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs of the era, Navy carriers and amphibious assault ships and their embarked helicopters played a key role in astronaut and capsule recovery
Members of the crew gather to watch the Apollo XI space capsule being hoisted aboard the carrier Hornet (CVS 12) after its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969, forty-four years ago today.
