Keywords: HUP-3 Retriever of HU-1 in flight in 1963.jpg A U S Navy Piasecki UH-25C Retriever of Helicopter Utility Squadron HU-1 Det B Pacific Fleet Angels in flight HU-1 Det B was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 5 CVW-5 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga CVA-14 for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 3 January to 15 July 1963 Note the inscription ABANDON CHUTE below the cockpit instructing downed pilots to donn their parachute before pick-up by the helicopter <br> U S Navy photo http //navysite de/cruisebooks/cv14-63/044 htm from the http //navysite de/cruisebooks/cv14-63/index_003 htm USS Ticonderoga CVA-14 1963 cruise book available at http //navysite de/cruisebooks/index html Navysite de 1963 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Piasecki HUP Retriever Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 United States Navy |