Wayne participated in the recovery of L. Gordon Cooper and his
Faith-7 capsule, the last of the Mercury Series (MA-9). His crew was one of the
three planes in the recovery.
Photo of the
recovery scene taken by the ship's photographer from Gene Fogarty's plane;
the photo was published in the Cruise Book
L - R: Earle
Rogers, Wayne and Gene Fogarty in front of the Faith 7 capsule on the
Kearsarge hanger deck