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Apollo 13 recovery aboard the USS Iwo Jima (April 17, 1970)

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Crewmen aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission, guide the Command Module atop a dolly on board the ship (April 17, 1970).

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