The CH-53 Sea Stallion is a family of American heavy-lift transport helicopters designed and built by the American manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft. The Sea Stallion was developed in response to a March
A CH-53D Sea Stallion with HMH-362, lands on FOB Edinburgh, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
The YCH-53A prototype, 1964
The Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low series is a retired long-range special operations and combat search and rescue helicopter for the United States Air Force. The series was upgraded from the HH-53B/C, varian
Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion
…special operations and combat search and rescue (CSAR) missions, during the latter part of the Vietnam War. The majority of these were rebuilt into the MH-53 Pave Low. The visually similar CH-53E Super Stallion is a heavier-lifting improved version of the rotorcraft, designated S-80E by Sikorsky. Its third engine…
An MH-53 Pave Low from the 20th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida
A HH-53B of the 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron refueling from a HC-130P Hercules over North Vietnam, 1969–70
An HH-53C lowering a PJ during a rescue mission, June 1970