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Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 8 (HS-8) Apollo IV Recovery Established as Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron EIGHT (HS-8) (1st) on 1 Jun 1956. Deactivated on 31 Dec 1968. 9 Nov 1967, USS Bennington (CVS-20), CVSG-59, Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King Apollo 4 recovery, First test flight of Saturn V, placed a CSM in a high Earth orbit; demonstrated S-IVB restart; qualified CM heat shield to lunar reentry speed.

Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 8 (HS-8) Apollo IV Recovery

Established as Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron EIGHT (HS-8) (1st) on 1 Jun 1956. Deactivated on 31 Dec 1968.

9 Nov 1967, USS Bennington (CVS-20), CVSG-59, Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King

Apollo 4 recovery, First test flight of Saturn V, placed a CSM in a high Earth orbit; demonstrated S-IVB restart; qualified CM heat shield to lunar reentry speed.
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Filename:HS-8-1301-1967-10001.jpg
Album name:AFushi / USN 0006-10
Inscription:HS-8 APOLLO CRUISE HS-8 51 OCTOBER NOVEMBER 1967
Base:USS Bennington (CVS-20) (Home Station: NAS Ream Field, CA)
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Date added:Mar 17, 2021
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