Corporal Bill Boyd of the Marine Corps applies dull, low infra-red reflectance paint to a CH-53 Helicopter onboard the USS Hancock as part of the preparation for evacuation exercises during Operation Eagle Pull in April 1975. This photo was taken by It was the first time aircraft had been painted on a carrier, with all of the Squadron HMH-463 completed in less than a month.

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