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| Keywords: MK 46 torpedo for HS-15 SH-3H on CV-66 1977.JPEG A U S Navy ordnance officer inspects a Mark 46 torpedo on an Aero 21A weapons skid being loaded aboard a Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King helicopter BuNo 149894 from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron HS-15 Red Lions parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS America CV-66 on 1 September 1977 HS-15 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 6 CVW-6 for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 29 September 1977 to 25 April 1978 <br> The SH-3H 149894 was later featured in the movie Top Gun as the helicopter that lands with the two men shot down by the hero It was finally retired to the AMARC as 9H0059 on 17 December 1993 http //www defenseimagery mil U S DefenseImagery photo VIRIN http //www dodmedia osd mil/DVIC_View/Still_Details cfm SDAN DNST8800761 JPGPath /Assets/1986/Navy/DN-ST-88-00761 JPG DN-ST-88-00761 1977-09-01 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Mark 46 torpedo SH-3H Sea King Aboard USS America CV-66 | ||||
