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Helicopter Rescue Sling-on loan from NASA

NASA1961

National Museum of the Marine Corps

National Museum of the Marine Corps
Triangle, United States

A Sikorsky UH-34D helicopter flight crew from Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron (Light) 262 used this rescue harness sling and a crook to recover Alan B. Shephard after his Freedom 7 spacecraft landed in the Atlantic Ocean on 5 May 1961.

The rescue sling is on loan to the National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC) from National Air and Space Administration. It is included in the Spaceflight: The Marine Astronauts exhibition on display at NMMC through January 2024.

Details

  • Title: Helicopter Rescue Sling-on loan from NASA
  • Creator: NASA
  • Date Created: 1961

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