I remember when that Apollo program was going on, I remember watching most of the launches and recoveries as well as the videos from the moon landing exciting times were happening. Part of it was a distraction from the Vietnam War.

Lots of greats and worsts happened in the 70s, do you remember Rhodesia?

Some I I remember the Civil War that was going on there in the news at the time.

it is so very very very very good to be seeing you Graue... I do remember this - I remember all of it! What a time to be alive!

V.

Thank you V, it's good to see you too

There are a few generations that have never heard the term "Splashdown".

This howler likely leads the National Association of Rocketry in splashdowns btw.

Don't worry, hopefully splashdowns will be back in orion spacecraft

so good machine, Sea Kings serves great even today in Argentina x3

Thanks, i just saw one flying by few days ago

Trying to remember if the Navy preserved this aircraft or not. If so, I hope with the USS Hornet.

Nicely done!

The original Helo 66, renumbered as 740, crashed and sunk off the coast of San diego in 1975, there were effort by private interest to recover the remains in 2004 but was refused by the navy.

However, there are indeed replicas of Helo 66 on USS Midway and USS Hornet museum

The Navy views all wrecked aircraft as Navy graves, even if nobody was lost in the aircraft. Theres a Douglas Devastator that was one of 3 Midway combat vets and survivors sitting in the bottom of Lake Superior . Aircraft stalled on take off from the USS Wolverine and bellied in , crew was rescued. Numerous groups have BEGGED the Navy to recover that aircraft since the 90s, pointing out its rarity and historical significance .

But no, Navy keeps refusing the recovery as Zebra Muscles encase it more.

Hell, I remember when they recovered a F6F Hellcat off San Diego in 1975, Pima Air Museum got it, Navy REFUSED to allow the museum to restore the aircraft, allowing it to fully decay and fall apart.

Thank you B!