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Description Two U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 8 (HS-8) "Eightballers" aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CVS-20). HS-8 was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 59 (CVSG-59) aboard the Bennington for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 30 April to 9 November 1968. The dark-painted Sea King was probably used for search-and-rescue operations in Vietnam.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Bennington (CVS-20) 1968 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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