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First (And Only) Look at a Secret “Seaspray” Helicopter?

by Jack Murphy

This picture has been online for a number of years as near as I can tell but it has not been widely circulated.  I’ve had it brought to my attention as it may be the only picture of a suspected “Seaspray” helicopter that has been revealed to this day.

You can see the Forward Looking Infrared System, “People Pods”, and what looks like fuel bladders underneath them, but I’m not an aviation expert. The photo is dated as being taken in 1987, and around that time frame the joint Army-CIA Seaspray unit was making milk runs in and out of Lebanon according to what I’ve read.

This may explain it’s presence in Germany during this time frame, but hard answers will not be forthcoming for some time I suspect.

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This picture has been online for a number of years as near as I can tell but it has not been widely circulated.  I’ve had it brought to my attention as it may be the only picture of a suspected “Seaspray” helicopter that has been revealed to this day.

You can see the Forward Looking Infrared System, “People Pods”, and what looks like fuel bladders underneath them, but I’m not an aviation expert. The photo is dated as being taken in 1987, and around that time frame the joint Army-CIA Seaspray unit was making milk runs in and out of Lebanon according to what I’ve read.

This may explain it’s presence in Germany during this time frame, but hard answers will not be forthcoming for some time I suspect.

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Jack served as a Sniper and Team Leader in 3rd Ranger Battalion and as a Senior Weapons Sergeant on a Military Free Fall team in 5th Special Forces Group. Having left the military in 2010, he graduated from Columbia with a BA in political science. Murphy is the author of Reflexive Fire, Target Deck, Direct Action, and Gray Matter Splatter. His memoir, "Murphy's Law" is due for a 2019 release and can be pre-ordered now.

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