Michael A. Poirier Apollo 13 Recovery Collection

Title

Michael A. Poirier Apollo 13 Recovery Collection

Description

The Michael Poirier Apollo 13 Recovery Collection is a small collection comprised of film footage and photomechanical prints relating to the recovery of the Apollo 13 spacecraft by the USS Iwo Jima on April 17 1970.

The film footage, which was shot by Poirier and is about ten minutes long, depicts both a SIMEX (simulation exercise) of the Apollo 13 recovery using a boilerplate Command Module (CM), as well as the actual recovery of the real CM. Several shots feature U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King helicopters of HS-4 (Anti-submarine Squadron 4), including Helicopter 66. The Apollo 13 crew (James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert, and Fred W. Haise) also appear in some scenes.

Also included are ten photomechanical prints depicting scenes of the Apollo 13 splashdown and recovery. Subjects featured in the prints include U.S. Navy helicopters, the Command Module, and the Apollo 13 astronauts.

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Date

1970

Creator

Poirier, Michael A.

Language

All materials are in English.

Rights Holder

The Museum of Flight Archives

Rights

Permission to publish material from the Michael A. Poirier Apollo 13 Recovery Collection must be obtained from The Museum of Flight Archives

Bibliographic Citation

The Michael A. Poirier Apollo 13 Recovery Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2009-04-15

Collection Organization

Collection Items

[Apollo 13 Command Module's recovery from the Pacific Ocean]
Photomechanical print of the Apollo 13 Command Module's recovery from the Pacific Ocean, showing the CM being lifted via crane up to the deck of the USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2), April 17, 1970.

[Astronauts Fred W. Haise, James A. Lovell, and John L. Swigert disembarking from Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King Helicopter 66 aboard USS Iwo Jima]
Photomechanical print of astronauts Fred W. Haise, James A. Lovell, and John L. Swigert disembarking from Helicopter 66, a U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King helicopter of HS-4 (Anti-submarine Squadron 4), aboard the USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2), April 17,…

[Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King Helicopter 66 in flight above Apollo 13 Command Module, USS Iwo Jima in background]
Photomechanical print of Helicopter 66, a U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King helicopter of HS-4 (Anti-submarine Squadron 4), in flight above the Apollo 13 Command Module, with the USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) in the background, April 13, 1970.

[Astronauts James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert, and Fred W. Haise and Navy officer on board USS Iwo Jima]
Photomechanical print of astronauts James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert, and Fred W. Haise and an unidentified U.S. Navy officer on board the USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2), April 17, 1970.

[Navy servicemen recovering Apollo 13 Command Module]
Photomechanical print of U.S. Navy servicemen recovering the Apollo 13 Command Module, April 17, 1970.

[Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King helicopters in flight over Apollo 13 Command Module]
Photomechanical print of two U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King helicopters (fuselage numbers 406 and 66) of HS-4 (Anti-submarine Squadron 4) in flight over the Apollo 13 Command Module during recovery operations, April 17, 1970.

[James A. Lovell and John L. Swigert examining the Apollo 13 Command Module after recovery from Pacific Ocean]
Photomechanical print of astronauts James A. Lovell and John L. Swigert examining the Apollo 13 Command Module after its recovery from the Pacific Ocean, April 17, 1970.

[Navy servicemen and astronauts James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert, and Fred W. Haise aboard the USS Iwo Jima]
Photomechanical print of U.S. Navy servicemen and astronauts James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert, and Fred W. Haise aboard the USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2), taken after the astronauts' recovery from the Apollo 13 Command Module, April 17, 1970.

[Sikorsky Sea King Helicopter 66 in flight above deck of USS Iwo Jima]
Photomechanical print of Helicopter 66, a U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King helicopter of HS-4 (Anti-submarine Squadron 4), in flight above the deck of the USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2), April 17, 1970.

[Apollo 13 Command Module during splashdown]
Photomechanical print of the Apollo 13 Command Module during splashdown, showing its parachute-assisted descent over the Pacific Ocean, April 17, 1970.
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