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An aerial starboard bow view of the Japanese Maritime Safety Agency Shiretoko class large patrol vessel RISHIRI (PL 106). The vessel is participating in recovery operations for downed Korean Airlines Flight 007, shot down by a Soviet aircraft when it entered Soviet airspace

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Sea Of Japan Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Japanese Maritime Safety Agency Shiretoko Class large patrol vessel, upper left, keeps the area clear as Air Force divers wait to attach a sling to a helicopter that is being recovered from 1,800 feet of water. The Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant hel

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Donald S. Mcmichael, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

A Japanese Maritime Safety Agency Shiretoko Class large patrol vessel, upper left, keeps the area clear as a crane aboard the Japanese salvage ship SHIN TATSU MARU begins hauling an Air Force helicopter from its resting place in l,800 feet of water. The

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Donald S. Mcmichael, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

A crane aboard the Japanese salvage ship SHIN TATSU MARU hoists an Air Force HH-3E Jolly Greene Giant helicopter from the ocean 5.6 miles off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, where it crashed during a night training flight. A Japanese Maritime Safety Agency Shiretoko class large patrol vessel, upper left, keeps the area clear as the operation progresses

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Donald S. Mcmichael Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Divers from the 1730th Pararescue Squadron monitor the progress of an Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter that is being raised by a crane aboard the Japanese salvage ship SHIN TATSU MARU. The helicopter, which crashed into the ocean 5.6 miles off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, is being recovered by a joint U.S./Japanese salvage team. A nearby Japanese Maritime Safety Agency Shiretoko class large patrol vessel keeps the area clear as the operation progresses

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Donald S. Mcmichael Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog More

Divers from the 1730th Pararescue Squadron watch as a crane aboard the Japanese salvage ship SHIN TATSU MARU raises an Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter from 1,800 feet beneath the surface. The helicopter, which crashed into the ocean 5.6 miles off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, is being recovered by a joint U.S./Japanese salvage team. A Japanese Maritime Safety Agency Shiretoko class large patrol vessel, upper left, keeps the area clear as the operation progresses

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Donald S. Mcmichael Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog More