File:SH-3A Sea King of HS-8 in flight with torpedoes in 1968.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 8 (HS-8) "Eightballers" lifts two torpedoes from the aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CVS-20). HS-8 was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 59 (CVSG-59) aboard the Bennington for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 30 April to 9 November 1968.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Bennington (CVS-20) 1968 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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current20:18, 13 December 2016Thumbnail for version as of 20:18, 13 December 2016939 × 1,225 (528 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3A ''Sea King'' from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 8 (HS-8) "Eightballers" lifts two torpedoes from the aircraft carrier USS ''Bennington'' (CVS-20). HS-8 was assigned to Ca...