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SH-3A Sea King 152120 HS-6 ‘Indians’ Modex 502 Code NS of CVSG-53. (Carrier Anti-Submarine Warfare Air Group 53) Image dated 27 April 1971. Upended in the Pacific Ocean with emergency flotation bags deployed. Cannot find online info about the incident. www.gonavy.jp/navy/sqn/HSC06.html CVSG-53 Code NS & HS-6 Deployments aboard CVS-14 USS Ticonderoga closest to the date 27 April 1971. July 1970 – July 1970 SH-3A CVS-14 USS Ticonderoga with CVSG-53 Coded NS-50x - off the California coast Aug 1970 – Aug 1970 SH-3A CVS-14 USS Ticonderoga with CVSG-53 Coded NS-50x - off the California coast After that HS-6 it served with CVW-7 aboard CVA-62 USS Independence in the Mediterranean. Sept 1971-March 1972. Sparse online record of the aircraft here – it was recovered refurbished and sold on to Argentina: www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html 152120 (MSN 61314) HS-6 "Indians"; code NS-305. (1969) SOC April 28, 1971. To Argentine Navy 2008 as 0881; code 2-H-240.

los al, is that Los Alamos in New Mexico? Stig PS: Los Alamitos in CA is perhaps even better?

Stig Jarlevik Yikes...it got cut off....looks like it will remain a mystery as this data was added by a person who is no longer alive

Thanks Alan Sorry to hear the latter but we all go down that road one day. Perhaps someone checking your site in the future will come up with an idea. Stig

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