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In this 1963 North American Aviation(?) artist’s concept, a Sikorsky HUS-1/UH-34D Seahorse recovery helicopter moves in - I guess to land - after the land/terrestrial ‘touchdown’ of the Apollo Command Module. Note the distinctly USMC-like appearance of the helicopter, despite the intentionally illegible markings. At the time, the HUS-1/UH-34D was the aircraft being used in the ocean recoveries of Mercury capsules.

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Uploaded on January 7, 2018