Helicopter 66
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helicopter-66-162-17280406
title:
Helicopter 66
text:
Helicopter 66 was a United States Navy Sikorsky Sea King helicopter used during the late 1960s for the water recovery of astronauts during five missions of the Apollo program. It has been called "one of the most famous, or at least most iconic, helicopters in history", was the subject of a 1969 song by Manuela, and was made into a die-cast model by Dinky Toys. In addition to its work in support of NASA, Helicopter 66 also transported the Shah of Iran during his 1973 visit to the aircraft carrier
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Individual United States Navy helicopter flown in support of NASA
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter_66
date created:
2017-11-04T00:46:21Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T03:17:04Z
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