Sikorski HO3S-1 helicopter (Bureau Number 122716), of squadron HU-1 Rescues Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Thompson, USN, pilot of a Vought F4U-5N Corsair fighter (Bureau No. 124501) that crashed on takeoff from USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) at 1345 hours, 27 January 1951, off the Korean coast . Official Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. HO3S-1 of HU-1 rescues VC-3 pilot off Korea in February 1951

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