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USS Manchester Helicopter Lands at Kisamun Dan, Korea on Rescue Mission

2015-0605
Accession Number
2015-0605
4x5 inches (10x13 cm)
Black & White
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Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
The USS Manchester's helicopter, nicknamed the Clementine, lands on the snow covered beach at Kisamun Dan, Korea. A rescue mission was launched after the HMTS Prasae, a Thailand Corvette, ran aground on Korea's Eastern Coast during a blizzard. The HMTS Prasae is in the foreground.
Date(s)
January 7, 1951