File:Shot down USAF Sikorsky CH-53C on the beach of Koh Tang island, Cambodia, on 15 May 1975.jpg

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English: View of the wreck of a U.S. Air Force Sikorsky CH-53C on the beach of Koh Tang island, Cambodia, on 15 May 1975, during the Mayaguez incident. At left is a burning Cambodian patrol boat hit by shells from the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7).
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7) 1975 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current20:45, 30 December 2018Thumbnail for version as of 20:45, 30 December 2018472 × 403 (80 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=View of the wreck of a U.S. Air Force Sikorsky CH-53C on the beach of Koh Tang island, Cambodia, on 15 May 1975, during the Mayaguez incident. At left is a burning Cambodian patrol boat hit by shells from the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS ''Henry B. Wilson'' (DDG-7).}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/ddg7-75/098.htm] from the [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/ddg7-75/index_011.htm USS ''Henry B....