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Description The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Rupertus (DD-851) approaching the burning aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59) in the Gulf of Tonkin, 29 July 1967. The helicopter, a Kaman UH-2A/B Seasprite, is identified in some sources as callsign "Angel 20" from HC-1 aboard USS Oriskany (CVA-34).
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current11:14, 22 January 2023Thumbnail for version as of 11:14, 22 January 2023955 × 630 (57 KB)XAM2175Replace with marginally-better-quality version from [http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/cv-59/59f-0729.htm]
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