Badoeng Strait (CVE 116) - Naval Cruise Book

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HU-I DET. I8 Unit 18 was officially formed on July 27, 1951, when the helicop- tor, Clementine , her two pilots and her crew reported aboard the Badoeng Strait. The duty of the unit was that of plane guard during take-off and landing operations, and air-sea rescue Work. Air-sea rescue work is the recovering of downed pilots from the water, or, from behind the enemy lines. While we were riding out a typhoon, one of our shipmates was washed over-board. The helicoptor crew was alerted, and in eleven minutes the man WaS returned safely to the ship. During operations in the Far East, the unit had the helicoptor ready and flying every day, with one ex- ception. The helicoptor was down on that day, be- cause of the lack of needed spare parts to make the necessary repairs. nflflcg ...L-