US Naval Air StationPort Lyautey, Morocco

The following photographs were contributed by Dean Miner, former PHA3, USN who was stationed at Port Lyautey from early 1957 until late 1958, where he was assigned to the Photo Lab. In that capacity, he took the aerial and aircraft photographs which follow.

Helicopter (Helo) landing at Port Lyautey. Many of the photographs Dean Miner took, were taken from this aircraft.

This Helo was the same type as the preceding one but a different one. Accident occurred when it hit the building upon descent.

SAR Amphibious boat on the Sebou River practicing Rocket Assisted Takeoffs. Note the rocket bottle in the aft hatch. This and the following photographs were taken from the crash boat.

Same aircraft with rocket activated.

An aerial view of the terminal, aircraft on the ground and a VR-24 aircraft in flight.

P2V refueling on the flight line.

P2V's in formation.

Base Photo Lab personnel 1957 - 1958. Dean Miner is in the rear row, third from the left. Seated in the front row from left to tight are, Ens. Skiff, Lt. Rutledge and Chief DeMoss. After Dean Miner left Port Lyautey, he received a report that Chief DeMoss had been killed in a P4M crash while hitching a ride back to the states. If anyone can confirm this, it would be greatly appreciated.

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