APOLLO 11 MISSION AND RECOVERY

  • HORNET PLUS3-A Captain's account of the Apollo 11 recovery

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“HORNET PLUS-A Captain’s account of the Apollo 11 recovery”-US Navy Movie

Bruce Johnson

Don Jones – HS4 photo R.G. Howard July 1969 1

Don Jones – HS4 photo R.G. Howard July 1969 2

Don Jones – Navy photo Apollo 8 Yorktown

Don Jones Apollo 8 TV interview

Don Jones Apollo 11TV interview

Helo assignments – A11

HS4 helo crew HB2 – BJ (ps)

HS4 helo crew HB2 – BJ 1

HS4 helo crew HB2 – BJ 2 (ps)

HS4 helo crew HB2 – BJ 2a (ps)

HS4 helo crew HB2 being interviewed BJ

HS4 helo crew HB2 being interviewed

HS4 helo crew HB2

Photo 6 – CV12 – Apollo 11 Helo 66 landing

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Apollo 11 UDT Team

John McLachlan

SIMEX Hornet approaches BP 1

SIMEX Hornet approaches BP 3

UDT SIMEX helo jump

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A11 – SIMEX BP Clancy leaps from 66 (closeup)

A11 – SIMEX BP Clancy leaps from 66 (sm)

A11 – SIMEX BP Clancy leaps from 66

A11 – SIMEX BP Helo UDT2 (poor quality)

A11 – SIMEX BP Helo UDT2 bag of rafts dropped

A11 – SIMEX BP UDT 2 DB

A11 – SIMEX BP UDT2 and Clancy 1 DB

A11 – SIMEX BP UDT2 and Clancy 2 DB

A11 – SIMEX BP UDT2 and Clancy Jul69 3 DB

A11 – SIMEX BP UDT2 and Clancy Jul69 4 DB

A11 – SIMEX CM flotation collar drying 1 DB

A11 – SIMEX CM flotation collar drying 2 DB

A11 – SIMEX CM flotation collar drying 3 DB

A11 – SIMEX Hornet life boat 1 DB

A11 – SIMEX Hornet life boat 2 DB

A11 – SIMEX Hornet life boat 3 DB

A11 – SIMEX UDT BIGs DB

A11_DB – UDT SIMEX 1

A11_DB – UDT SIMEX 2

A11_DB – UDT SIMEX 3

A11_DB – UDT SIMEX 4

A11_DB – UDT SIMEX 5

A11_DB – UDT SIMEX BIG suits (sm)

A11_DB – UDT SIMEX BIG suits 2 (sm)

A11_DB – UDT SIMEX BIG suits 2

A11_DB – UDT SIMEX BIG suits 3 (sm)

A11_DB – UDT SIMEX BIG suits 3

A11 – Nixon group departure 1 DB

A11 – Nixon group departure 2 DB

A11 – Nixon group departure 3 DB

A11 – backup MQF DB

A11 – MQF astros Hornet ceremony 1 DB

A11 – MQF astros Hornet ceremony 2 DB

A11 – MQF astros Hornet ceremony 3 DB

A11 – MQF astros Hornet ceremony 4 DB

A11 – MQF astros Hornet ceremony 5 DB

A11 – MQF astros Hornet ceremony 6 DB

A11 – MQF astros Hornet ceremony 7 DB

A11 – MQF astros Hornet ceremony 9 DB

A11 – MQF astros Hornet ceremony 10 DB

A11 – MQF astros Hornet ceremony 11 DB

A11 – Neil A strumming ukelele in MQF (sm)

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A11 – CM in HB2 1 DB (ps)

A11 – CM in HB2 1 DB (sm)

A11 – CM in HB2 2 DB

A11 – CM in HB2 3 DB

A11 – CM UDT recovery shot line 4 DB (crop)

A11 – CM UDT recovery shot line 1 DB

A11 – CM UDT recovery shot line 2 DB

A11 – CM UDT recovery shot line 3 DB

A11 – CM UDT recovery shot line 4 DB

A11 – CM UDT recovery shot line 5 DB

A11 – CM UDT recovery shot line 6 DB

A11 – CM UDT recovery shot line 7 DB

A11 – CM UDT recovery shot line 9

A11 – CM w MQF tunnel being attached 1 DB

A11 – CM w MQF tunnel being attached 2 DB

A11 – CM w MQF tunnel being attached 3 DB

A11 – CM w MQF tunnel being attached 4 DB

A11 – CM w MQF tunnel being attached 5 DB

A11 – CM w MQF tunnel being attached 6 DB

A11 – Diamond Head HI 1 DB

A11 – Diamond Head HI 2 DB

A11 – PH CM and honor guard on flight deck 1 DB (med)

A11 – PH CM guard and band on flight deck 4 DB

A11 – PH CM, guard and band on flight deck 3 DB

A11 – PH MQF offload 1 DB

A11 – PH MQF offload 2 DB

A11 – PH MQF offload 3 DB

A11 – PH MQF offload 4 DB

A11 – PH MQF offload 5 DB

A11 – PH MQF offload and DB 1

A11 – PH MQF offload and DB 2 (sm)

A11 – PH MQF offload and DB 2

A11 – PH USS Hornet leaving DB

A11 – return to PH 1 DB

A11 – return to PH 2 DB

A11 – C1A Tracker COD plane DB

A11 – DDG-20 Goldsborough unrep

A11 – Don Blair O-6 level broadcast booth

A11 – Don Blair O-6 level broadcast site

A11 – Don Blair

A11 – HS4 Recovery helo 66 DB

A11 – Mutual Radio Network van DB

A11 – USS Hornet helo 70 Jul69 1 DB

A11 – USS Hornet helo 70 Jul69 2 DB

A11 – USS Hornet helo 70 Jul69 3 DB

A11 – USS Hornet helo 70 Jul69 4 DB

A11 – USS Hornet helo 70 Jul69 5 DB

A11 – USS Hornet helo 70 Jul69 6 DB

A11 – USS Hornet helo 70 Jul69 7 DB

A11_DB – Don Blair 2

A11_DB – LCDR Smith

A11_DB – Ron Nessen

Betadine canisters DB

Hasselblad camera

A11_MW – close moon

A11_MW – NASA astros

A11_MW – NASA Buzz flag

A11_MW – NASA Buzz step

A11_MW – NASA launch

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A11_MW – Band w CM PH

A11_MW – Bravo arrival

A11_MW – CJ & Trudy Seiberlich PH (sm)

A11_MW – CVS12 arrives PH 1

A11_MW – CVS12 arrives PH 2 (ps)

A11_MW – CVS12 arrives PH 2

A11_MW – CVS12 arrives PH 3

A11_MW – McCain speech PH

A11_MW – MQF offload 1

MQF Hickam AFB C141 onload

Seiberlich and Davis in PH

Seiberlich and Davis in PH

A11_MW – BP recovery 1

A11_MW – BP recovery 2

A11_MW – HS4 helo SIMEX 1

A11_MW – HS4 SIMEX 2

A11_MW – HS4 SIMEX 3

A11_MW – misc 14

A11_MW – NT66 landing 1

A11_MW – NT66 landing 2

A11_MW – SIMEX BP rec team

A11_MW – SIMEX timeout

A11_MW – TV flight deck

A11_MW – UDT SIMEX 1

A11_MW – whaleboat SIMEX 1

MQF rehearsal Lamb Piirto

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A11_MW – astro cake 2

A11_MW – astro cake

A11_MW – Astro CM Hoist

A11_MW – astro xfer 3

A11_MW – astrro xfer 1

A11_MW – BBPT flyoff 2

A11_MW – BBPT flyoff 3

A11_MW – CM retreival 2

A11_MW – CM retrieval 1

A11_MW – CM retrieval 3

A11_MW – CM retrieval 7

A11_MW – CM scrub

A11_MW – CM top check

A11_MW – CVS12 sunset

A11_MW – HB2 MQF 1

A11_MW – HRNT welcome 1

A11_MW – McCain launch

A11_MW – misc 19

A11_MW – MQF ceremony 5

A11_MW – MQF waiting 1

A11_MW – Nixon & Putnam

A11_MW – Nixon arrival 1

A11_MW – Nixon arrival 2

A11_MW – Nixon arrival 3

A11_MW – Nixon arrival HB2 2

A11_MW – Nixon arrival in HB2 2

A11_MW – Nixon arrival in HB2

A11_MW – Nixon ceremony 1

A11_MW – Nixon ceremony 2

A11_MW – Nixon ceremony 3

A11_MW – Nixon ceremony 4

A11_MW – Nixon ceremony 6

A11_MW – Nixon ceremony 9

A11_MW – Nixon ceremony 15

A11_MW – Nixon depart 1

A11_MW – Nixon depart 2

A11_MW – Nixon depart 3

A11_MW – Nixon HB2 wideview 1

A11_MW – Nixon HB2 wideview 2

A11_MW – Nixon helo

A11_MW – Nixon McCain prebrief 6

A11_MW – Nixon MQF prebrief 1

A11_MW – Nixon MQF prebrief 2

A11_MW – Nixon MQF prebrief 5

A11_MW – Nixon on flag bridge 1

A11_MW – Nixon on flag bridge 2

A11_MW – Nixon on flag bridge

A11_MW – Nixon prebrief 4

A11_MW – NT66 astro hoist

A11_MW – post-rec HB2 2

A11_MW – post-rec HB2 3

A11_MW – post-rec HB2 4

A11_MW – Seiberlich on bridge 2

A11_MW post-rec HB2 1

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A11 – Clancy takes a dive

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Hornet A11 – SIMEX MP

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Apollo 11 Navy humor

Hornet A11 insignia (round)

NASA A11 insignia (round) sm

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Hornet-CBS-A12-Hornet CO & HS4 CO team (sm)

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UDT SIMEX helo jump

SIMEX Hornet approaches BP 3

NASA S69-21036 A10 – Dawn Helo recovery (sm)

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Apollo 11 UDT Team

John McLachlan

SIMEX Hornet approaches BP 1

Hello Dere

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Apollo 10 Parachute

Apollo 10 & Arlington (ne Princeton) (sm)

Apollo 10 – HS-4 flight crews

Apollo 10 – Hello Dere CB (sm)

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A10_RL – UDT & UP001 over CM

A10_RL – HC1 UP003

A10 Princeton lifts CM using Tilly

A10 GPN-2000-001143

A-10 by Milt

A10- by Milt

A10 by Milt

A10 – USS Princeton(LPH-5)May 26 1969

A10 – S69-36595 Astros Stafford and Young in raft

A10 – S69-36594 presplashdown Milt

A10 – S69-36592 rev

A10 – s69-36592 corr

A10 – S69-36592 – CM with astronauts still inside

A10 – S69-20638 – Astronaut Gene Cernan egresses CM

A10 – S69-20621

A10 – Recovery Events 7

A10 – Recovery Events 6

A10 – Recovery Events 5

A10 – Recovery Events 4

A10 – Recovery Events 3

A10 – Recovery Events 2

A10 – Recovery Events 1

A10 – Princeton & helo #67 – MP

A10 – parachute USS Arlington

A10 – HS4 Flight Schedule

A10 – Flight of Apollo 10 B

A10 – Flight of Apollo 10 A

A10 – Flight Crews

A10 – CM chutes – Milt

A10 – astro crew on Princeton – MP

A10 – 69-20621 Astro hoist into helo 66 USS Princeton

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A10_RL – HC1 UP003

A10 Princeton lifts CM using Tilly

A10 GPN-2000-001143

A-10 by Milt

A10- by Milt

A10 by Milt

A10 – USS Princeton(LPH-5)May 26 1969

A10 – S69-36595 Astros Stafford and Young in raft

A10 – S69-36594 presplashdown Milt

A10 – S69-36592 rev

A10 – s69-36592 corr

A10 – S69-36592 – CM with astronauts still inside

A10 – S69-20638 – Astronaut Gene Cernan egresses CM

A10 – S69-20621

A10 – Recovery Events 7

A10 – Recovery Events 6

A10 – Recovery Events 5

A10 – Recovery Events 4

A10 – Recovery Events 3

A10 – Recovery Events 2

A10 – Recovery Events 1

A10 – Princeton & helo #67 – MP

A10 – parachute USS Arlington

A10 – HS4 Flight Schedule

A10 – Flight of Apollo 10 B

A10 – Flight of Apollo 10 A

A10 – CM chutes – Milt

A10 – Flight Crews

A10 – astro crew on Princeton – MP

A10 – 69-20621 Astro hoist into helo 66 USS Princeton

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NASA S69-21036 A10 – Dawn Helo recovery (sm)

Hello Dere

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Apollo 10 Parachute

Apollo 10 & Arlington (ne Princeton) (sm)

Apollo 10 – HS-4 flight crews

Apollo 10 – Hello Dere CB (sm)

ap10-S69-20803 rev

ap10-S68-42906

AGMR-2 Apollo 10 cover

A10_RL – UDT & UP001 over CM

A10_RL – HC1 UP003

A10 Princeton lifts CM using Tilly

A10 GPN-2000-001143

A-10 by Milt

A10- by Milt

A10 by Milt

A10 – USS Princeton(LPH-5)May 26 1969

A10 – S69-36595 Astros Stafford and Young in raft

A10 – S69-36594 presplashdown Milt

A10 – S69-36592 rev

A10 – s69-36592 corr

A10 – S69-36592 – CM with astronauts still inside

A10 – S69-20638 – Astronaut Gene Cernan egresses CM

A10 – S69-20621

A10 – Recovery Events 7

A10 – Recovery Events 6

A10 – Recovery Events 5

A10 – Recovery Events 4

A10 – Recovery Events 3

A10 – Recovery Events 2

A10 – Recovery Events 1

A10 – Princeton & helo #67 – MP

A10 – parachute USS Arlington

A10 – HS4 Flight Schedule

A10 – Flight of Apollo 10 B

A10 – Flight of Apollo 10 A

A10 – Flight Crews

A10 – CM chutes – Milt

A10 – astro crew on Princeton – MP

A10 – 69-20621 Astro hoist into helo 66 USS Princeton