File:HUP-2 Retriever of HU-1 lands on USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) c1959.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever (BuNo 128579) from Helicopter Utility Squadron 1 (HU-1) Det.E "Pacific Fleet Angels" lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31). In the foreground are two McDonnell F3H-2 Demons from Fighter Squadron 193 (VF-193) "Ghost Riders". Both squadrons were was assigned to Carrier Air Group 19 (CVG-19) aboard Bon Homme Richard for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 1 November 1958 to 19 June 1959.
Date circa 1959
date QS:P,+1959-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) 1958-1959 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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