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[Sikorsky S-58 helicopter delivering Freedom 7 capsule to USS Lake Champlain]
Photograph of a U.S. Marine Sikorsky S-58 helicopter (number 149767, tail code ET) delivering the Freedom 7 capsule to the USS Lake Champlain (CV-39), May 5, 1961.

[Sikorsky S-58 helicopter recovering Freedom 7 capsule]
Photograph of a U.S. Marine Sikorsky S-58 helicopter (number 149767, tail code ET) recovering the Freedom 7 capsule, May 5, 1961.

[Astronaut Alan B. Shepard being hoisted aboard Sikorsky S-58 helicopter after Freedom 7 splashdown]
Photograph of astronaut Alan B. Shepard being hoisted aboard a U.S. Marine Sikorsky S-58 helicopter after the Freedom 7 splashdown, May 5, 1961. The Freedom 7 capsule is visible in the water below.
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