File:US Airmen aboard CH-53, during Mayagüez incident 1975.jpg
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English: U.S. Air Force security policemen assigned to the 56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, aboard a Sikorsky CH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant (s/n 68-10933, callsign "Knife 13") of the 21st Special Operations Squadron. The crew of five and the 18 passengers airmen died when the helicopter crashed 64 km west of the airfield on 14 May 1975 due to a mechanical malfunction, about one hour after this photo was taken. A main rotor blade separated from head in flight. |
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| Source | U.S. Air Force photo 090424-F-1234P-027 from the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force |
| Author | Boyd Belcher, U.S. Air Force |
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This image or file is a work of a U.S. Air Force Airman or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image or file is in the public domain in the United States.
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| current | 19:36, 26 January 2017 | | 1,800 × 1,411 (511 KB) | Hohum | Clearer version |
| 09:35, 6 June 2009 |  | 1,800 × 1,421 (392 KB) | Felix Stember | {{Information |Description=These twenty-three USAF Airmen en route to the Mayaguez died when their helicopter crashed due to a mechanical malfunction. |Source=[http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/090424-F-1234P-027.jpg nationalmus |
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