The Navy SH-3H Sea-King "66" helicopter from the rescue scene is not the original rescue aircraft from the Apollo missions as previously stated, as the original "66" had been lost at sea before the film was made. Another Sea King (bureau number 148999) was painted up like the original and used for filming. This helicopter can (as of Dec. 2008) be seen on display at the U.S.S. Hornet Museum in Alameda, California. The aircraft was assigned to, and flown by crews from HC-85, a Naval Reserve squadron based at NAS North Island in San Diego, California. HC-85 was one of the last units to fly the Sea King helicopter in the U.S. Navy.

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