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Black and white photograph of Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever above the Flight Deck with a crewmember …
Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever above the Flight Deck
Black and white photograph of Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever above the Flight Deck with a crewmember …
Black and white photograph of Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever above the Flight Deck with a crewmember directing it

Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever above the Flight Deck

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Association
Date1957–61
PeriodCold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Robert Wayne Osburn and family. P2013.149.18
Object numberP2013.149.18
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Vertical image of a Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever just above the deck. The rotors are spinning and the underside of the plane is stenciled, “Remove chute”. In the foreground, on the right is a crew member waving signal flags at the helicopter. A pilot in a helmet is visible on the right side of the Retriever’s cockpit. Aft on the deck are crew members, Skyraiders, and Skyhawks. There is a white border around the image.
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