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
Summary
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 Photographic Files
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Date
12/04/1989
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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