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posted 03-13-2023 08:39 PM               

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Not only is this footage fascinating stuff, but some searching through the online holdings uncovered some neat things I'd never seen before. Among the findings is Apollo 10 recovery footage showing the CM being hoisted aboard with the Tilly crane, and at one point you can see the "flower" bathtub applique that one of the swimmers applied to the hatch window (much to the displeasure of the NASA recovery team).

Also, since the recovered Gemini 5 booster stage was recently discussed in another thread, there's a reel of Gemini 5 recovery footage that briefly shows the destroyer USS DuPont with the recovered stage on deck aft.

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posted 03-13-2023 09:12 PM            

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One of the Skylab 2 recovery helicopters got a little too close and was struck by a drogue parachute reefing line.

The recovery helicopters entered the fall out pattern of the debris resulting from the command module entry before all debris had reached the ocean surface. A 3 meter section of drogue parachute reefing line impacted the main rotor blade of one of the helicopters and was found draped over a landing gear strut when the helicopter returned to the aircraft carrier.