Sea Stallions from Operation Eagle Claw

Two RH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters painted to resemble Iranian helicopters and parked on the flight deck of the USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) prior to the start of Operation Eagle Claw, a mission to rescue U.S. hostages in Iran - which ended in disaster. (Source: militaryphotos.net)

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