File:SH3H HS15 CVW15 1995.JPEG

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Description Five U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King anti-submarine warfare helicopters from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron HS-12 "Wyverns" flying in formation, in 1985. HS-12 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV-41).
Note: Helicopter "742" seems to wear CVW-11s tailcode "NH", whereas helicopters "740" and "741" wear the tailcode of Carrier Air Wing 15, "NL". However, HS-12 was assigned to CVW-5, tailcode "NF".
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Source U.S. DefenseImagery photo VIRIN: DN-SC-85-10615
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29 January 1985

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current13:40, 2 October 20072,840 × 1,880 (2.41 MB)CobatforAir-to-air left side view of five SH-3H ''Sea King'' anti-submarine warfare helicopters from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 12 (HS-12) flying in formation. The date given - 29 Jan 1995 - has to be wrong, since HS-12 was disestablished on 30 Nov 1994.

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