Naval Swimmers Descend from Recovery Helicopter

Title

Naval Swimmers Descend from Recovery Helicopter

Subject

Splashdown

Description

7 August 1971, after 295 hours (recovery). U.S. Navy swimmers jump from helicopter with flotation collar following Apollo 15 splashdown (The Project Apollo Image Gallery).

Creator

NASA

Source

Apollo Lunar Surface Journal

Publisher

NASA

Date

August 7, 1971

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap15fj/25day13_splashdown.html

Format

Still Image

Identifier

Primary Sources

Coverage

Recovery

UUID

cfd491a6-b310-446f-b155-6ef837453b68

Original Format

Still Image, black and white. Film camera.

Physical Dimensions

900 x 722

Timestamp

~295:51.53, post-splashdown (295:11:53)

Image URL

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/ap15-71-H-1259.jpg

Source URL

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/images15.html

Persons in the Photo

Fred Schmidt (U.S. Navy Lieutenant, diver).

Location of subject

Pacific Ocean

NASA Image ID

ap15-71-H-1259

Collection

Exploration

Citation

NASA, “Naval Swimmers Descend from Recovery Helicopter,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed May 15, 2025, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/30.

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