In this episode, our guest is Retired Navy Captain Charles Smiley, XO of US Navy Helicopter Squadron 4, tasked with fishing astronauts from Apollo 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13 out of the Pacific Ocean after Splashdown. Chuck was the pilot of the astronaut recovery helicopter #66 for Apollo 10 and Apollo 13.

Conversations with Apollo

Conversations with Apollo

Conversations with Apollo - Episode 13: Chuck Smiley and Helicopter 66

DEC 29, 201144 MIN
Conversations with Apollo

Conversations with Apollo - Episode 13: Chuck Smiley and Helicopter 66

DEC 29, 201144 MIN

Description

In this episode, our guest is Retired Navy Captain Charles Smiley, XO of US Navy Helicopter Squadron 4, tasked with fishing astronauts from Apollo 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13 out of the Pacific Ocean after Splashdown. Chuck was the pilot of the astronaut recovery helicopter #66 for Apollo 10 and Apollo 13.