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Probably the most famous SeaKing(HS-4 Black Knights), having participated in the recovery of five Apollo spacecaft. After the Navy changed its fleet numbering system, her old number 66 was applied for Apollo recovery missions. The five capsules adorning her nose represented recoveries of Apollos 8, 10, 11, 12, and 13.

The helicopter's flight number was changed from "66" to "740", as after the Apollo 11 recovery the U.S. Navy had switched to a three number squadron designator - but the helicopter was repainted with the number "66" for each recovery thereafter for public relations reasons. The Sea King BuNo. 152711 could not be preserved, as it crashed on 4 June 1975 on a training flight out Imperial Beach (California, USA). Although the crew was rescued the pilot died later of his injuries. The wreck sank to a depth of ca. 700 m.

Marineflegergeschwader 5 Version
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Apollo Mission 1 [link]
Apollo Mission 2 [link]

Description
Probably the most famous SeaKing(HS-4 Black Knights), having participated in the recovery of five Apollo spacecaft. After the Navy changed its fleet numbering system, her old number 66 was applied for Apollo recovery missions. The five capsules adorning her nose represented recoveries of Apollos 8, 10, 11, 12, and 13.

The helicopter's flight number was changed from "66" to "740", as after the Apollo 11 recovery the U.S. Navy had switched to a three number squadron designator - but the helicopter was repainted with the number "66" for each recovery thereafter for public relations reasons. The Sea King BuNo. 152711 could not be preserved, as it crashed on 4 June 1975 on a training flight out Imperial Beach (California, USA). Although the crew was rescued the pilot died later of his injuries. The wreck sank to a depth of ca. 700 m.

Marineflegergeschwader 5 Version
[link]
Apollo Mission 1 [link]
Apollo Mission 2 [link]