[Film footage of the recovery of the Apollo 13 Command Module (CM)]

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Identifier2009-04-15_AV_001SourceThe Michael Poirier Apollo 13 Recovery Collection (2009-04-15)CreatorPoirier, Michael A.DescriptionFilm footage of the recovery of the Apollo 13 Command Module (CM), April 17, 1970. The footage begins with panning shots of a coastline and beach and scenes of people surfing and swimming in the ocean. At 00:01:14, the footage transitions to a SIMEX (simulation exercise) of the Apollo 13 recovery, showing divers practicing with a boilerplate Command Module (CM). The actual recovery begins at 00:03:32. Scenes include the CM's parachute-assisted descent, the CM in the Pacific Ocean after splashdown, the CM's recovery, and the Apollo 13 crew (James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert, and Fred W. Haise) on the USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2). Several shots feature U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King helicopters of HS-4 (Anti-submarine Squadron 4). Specific helicopters identified in the footage include:

00:02:00 - Sikorsky SH-3D helicopter, fuselage number 407, approaching and landing on the deck of a ship
00:02:53 - Sikorsky SH-3D helicopter, fuselage number 404, taking off from the deck of a ship
00:05:16 - Sikorsky SH-3D helicopter, fuselage number 66, landing on the USS Iwo Jima with the Apollo 13 crew
00:09:34 - Sikorsky SH-3D helicopter, fuselage number 402, landing on the deck of a ship

The footage is in color and is silent.

Label on container: "Apollo 13."Creation Date1970-04-17SubjectApollo 13 (Spacecraft)United States. NavyAstronautsHaise, Fred, 1933-HelicoptersIwo Jima (Amphibious assault ship)Lovell, Jim, 1928-Sikorsky (S-61B) SH-3D Sea KingSwigert, John L. (John Leonard), 1931-1982PlacePacific OceanExtent1 film reel (10 min., 17 sec.) : silent, color ; 8 mmOriginal FormatSuper 8Bibliographic CitationThe Michael A. Poirier Apollo 13 Collection/Museum of FlightRightsIn copyright

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[Film footage of the recovery of the Apollo 13 Command Module (CM)]