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Black and white photograph of two men exiting a helicopter on the flight deck of USS Intrepid
Kaman UH-2B Sea Sprite Helicopter
Black and white photograph of two men exiting a helicopter on the flight deck of USS Intrepid
Black and white photograph of two men exiting a helicopter on the flight deck of USS Intrepid

Kaman UH-2B Sea Sprite Helicopter

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Association
Date1968
PeriodCold War; Vietnam War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Wayne F. Stiles. P2019.10.05
Object numberP2019.10.05
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Horizontal image of a Kaman UH-2B Sea Sprite helicopter on the flight deck. Two men stand next to the open cockpit door. One man is behind the tail of the helicopter and another inspects the proper left landing gear. The four men appear to have light to medium skin tone. Markings on Sea Sprite include “HU” on rudder, “USS Intrepid // 149766 // Navy // HC-2 9766” and the U.S. national insignia on tail boom, Fleet Angels medallion on cockpit door, “27” on side of nose and above cockpit window, and “Do Not Push” printed twice on nose. One man near cockpit door is wearing long sleeves and a snap-button vest. The second man near the cockpit door, Wayne F. Stiles, is wearing a flight vest and dismounting the helicopter. A helmet with a white star on top is visible through the cockpit window.

The back has " USS Intrepid (CVA-11) // WESTPAC Cruise // (Helo side # matches log book entries) // Helicopter "dismount" // Lt Wayne F. Stiles - HC-2 // unknown HC-2 crewman" written in black ink.

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