RECOVERY AREA, PACIFIC OCEAN
APOLLO 8 RECOVERY The Apollo 8 crew
participates in welcome aboard ceremonies on
the deck of the carrier USS Yorktown, recovery
ship for the historic Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission.
Left to right, are Astronauts Frank Borman,
commander; William A. Anders, lunar module
pilot; and James A. Lovell Jr., command module
pilot. Apollo 8 splashed down at 10:51 a.m.
(EST), December 27, 1968, in the central Pacific
approximately 1,000 miles south-southwest of
Hawaii.
SCENIC SOUTH CARD CO., BESSEMER, ALA. 35020
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