File:Ten HO4S of HS-4 approach USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) in 1954.jpg

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Description A formation of circa eleven U.S. Navy Sikorsky HO4S helicopters from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 (HS-4) approach the escort carrier USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) during exercises off the U.S. West Coast on 27 July 1954. This marked the first time that a helicopter anti-submarine warfare squadron took over full use of a carrier for ASW exercises.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo NH 52416 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy

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