TH-57C Sea Ranger retires, finds new home on U.S.S. Lexington

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Vietnam-era Navy training helicopter made its final flight Wednesday, officially retiring to its new home aboard the USS Lexington Museum on the Bay.

The TH-57C Sea Ranger, one of the last of its kind still in service, touched down on the flight deck of the World War II-era aircraft carrier in front of a public crowd.

Capt. Steve Banta, who piloted the Sea Ranger onto the ship, spoke about the personal connection he had to the aircraft…

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