File:HH-2C Seasprite in flight over the Gulf of Tonkin in 1970.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Kaman HH-2C Seasprite in flight from the guided missile cruiser USS Fox (DLG-33) in the Gulf of Tonkin. Fox´s helicopter rescued Cdr. M.O. Wright of Fighter Squadron VF‑162 "Hunters", Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW‑8), USS Shangri-La (CVS-38), on 12 August 1970, when he had to eject after his Vought F-8H Crusader (BuNo 148660) encountered fuel problems during a combat air patrol.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Fox (DLG-33) 1970 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current22:46, 8 February 2014Thumbnail for version as of 22:46, 8 February 2014489 × 423 (119 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Kaman HH-2C ''Seasprite'' in flight from the guided missile cruiser USS ''Fox'' (DLG-33) in the Gulf of Tonkin. ''Fox''´s helicopter rescued Cdr. M.O. Wright of Fighter Squadron VF‑162 "H...