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Alvin operated from a Navy dock landing ship.

Alvin operated from a Navy dock landing ship.
Alvin operated from a Navy dock landing ship.
Alvin operated from a Navy dock landing ship.
Alvin operated from a Navy dock landing ship.
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Alvin operated from a Navy dock landing ship.
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06/14/1966
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During the search for a U.S. hydrogen bomb lost in the Mediterranean off Spain in 1966, the Human Occupied Vehicle Alvin operated from a Navy dock landing ship. The red beret was adopted as a badge of camaraderie by the Alvin group during its early years after pilot Val Wilson, originally hired as skipper for Lulu, came back from a trip to the Bahamas sporting one.
Caption from Down to the Sea for Science, pg. 121:
During the search for a U.S. hydrogen bomb lost in the Mediterranean off Spain in 1966, Alvin operated from a Navy dock landing ship. The red beret was adopted as a badge of camaraderie by the Alvin group during its early years after pilot Val Wilson, originally hired as skipper for Lulu, came back from a trip to the Bahamas sporting one.
Photo courtesy of WHOI Archives
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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