An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Blackjacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 flies over Wake Island during practice flight operations.
Summary
WAKE ISLAND (May. 18, 2012) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Blackjacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 flies over Wake Island during practice flight operations. Wake Island was attacked the same day as Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces and the Marines defending the atoll were eventually overwhelmed by an invasion force on December 23, 1941. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Feddersen) File# 120518-N-GL340-318
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Date
1941
Location
WAKE ISLAND
Source
U.S. NAVY
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Public Domain