icebreaker

31 photos tagged icebreaker, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.

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USS Burton Island (AG 88) in Antarctica

from Smithsonian Institution

  • seadawg_360 said:
    Good looking ship. Nice posting.

Ermack Crowds

from North East Museums

  • Fiona Miller said:
    lowry-esque figures
  • tormentor4555 said:
    Brilliant oldie.

Navy Helicopter Flying Over Antarctica

from Smithsonian Institution

  • Sam said:
    This must be one of the first service helicopters.
  • delphido said:
    Perfect !!!
  • Walter B said:
    Very cool! This is an amazing shot! God loves you, and Jesus died for you.
  • Andrew McGeechan said:
    One of these performed the first actual rescue using a hoist on 29th of September 1945 when an oil barge with two seamen on board broke lose during a storm near the Sikorsky plant in Bridgeport Connecticut. Test Pilot Dimitry 'Jimmy ' Viner flew an R-5D (43-46642) in 65 mph winds and pulled both men to safety. The first rescue from a carrier was also by one of theses - now designated HOS3S-1 of Squadron HU-2 operating from the USS Leyte (CV-32) Ensign Robert Lynch plucked an F8F Bearcat pilot from the sea on 2nd of November 1948.