Video: '(13) Apollo 12 (CBS,NBC & ABC NEWS)' (Nov. 24, 1969, begins on 16th of 26 videos)

(Monday, November 24, 1969, 20:58:24 Coordinated Universal Time) — The Apollo 12 crew, which included the third and fourth humans (Charles “Pete” Conrad and Alan L. Bean) ever to walk on the Moon and Command Module Pilot Richard F. Gordon, splashed down in the South Pacific Ocean this afternoon approximately 500 nautical miles east of American Samoa.

During splashdown, a 16 mm film camera dislodged from storage and struck Bean in the forehead, rendering him briefly unconscious. He suffered a mild concussion and needed six stitches.

After recovery by USS Hornet, the three astronauts were flown to Pago Pago International Airport in Tafuna for a reception, before being flown on a C-141 cargo plane to Honolulu.