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Apollo 13 Crew Aboard the USS Iwo Jima

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Fred Haise (left), Jim Lovell (middle) and Jack Swigert (right) soon after they were brought aboard ship (the USS Iwo Jima) following their ocean landing.  The date is April 17, 1970. 

Rear Admiral Donald C. Davis (USN), Recovery Task Force Commander, is with the astronauts.

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Media Credits

Photo of Apollo 13 crew, aboard the USS Iwo Jima, post-mission.  Image online, courtesy NASA.

 

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