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“MID-PACIFIC RECOVERY AREA—The Apollo 4 spacecraft, its heat shield blackened by temperatures exceeding 4,000 F., is lowered to its cradle after recovery by the carrier USS Bennington. The unmanned spacecraft launched from Cape Kennedy, Fla., last Thursday ended an eight and one half hour flight with a Pacific Ocean splash down approximately 275 miles northeast of Midway Island.”
A surprisingly good caption/description.
a04 (AS-501)_v_bw_o_n (67-H-1537)
“MID-PACIFIC RECOVERY AREA—The Apollo 4 spacecraft, its heat shield blackened by temperatures exceeding 4,000 F., is lowered to its cradle after recovery by the carrier USS Bennington. The unmanned spacecraft launched from Cape Kennedy, Fla., last Thursday ended an eight and one half hour flight with a Pacific Ocean splash down approximately 275 miles northeast of Midway Island.”
A surprisingly good caption/description.