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used as the official helicopters of the President of the United States Marine One: 1959 1961 1500 Sikorsky S-61R: Medium-lift transport/SAR helicopter Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation The S-61R served in the United States Air Force and in the United States Coast Guard. 1959 1961 Unknown Kaman SH-2 Seasprite: Anti-submarine warfare helicopter Kaman ...
B. Bell 201; Bell 207 Sioux Scout; Bell 309 KingCobra; Bell 360 Invictus; Bell 533; Bell AH-1 Cobra; Bell AH-1 SuperCobra; Bell AH-1Z Viper; Bell ARH-70 Arapaho
An F-16 Fighting Falcon of the United States Air Force in flight. The United States Armed Forces uses a wide variety of military aircraft across the respective aviation arms of its various service branches. The numbers of specific aircraft listed in the following entries are estimates from published sources and may not be exhaustive.
List of United States Air Force aircraft designations (1919–1962) List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962) List of United States Army aircraft designations (1956–1962) List of United States Tri-Service aircraft designations; List of U.S. DoD aircraft designations; List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States
The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is a heavy lift helicopter operated by the United States military. As the Sikorsky S-80, it was developed from the CH-53 Sea Stallion, mainly by adding a third engine, adding a seventh blade to the main rotor, and canting the tail rotor 20°. It was built by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Marine Corps ...
United States aircraft of the 1970s; Military: Anti-submarine aircraft • Attack • Bomber • Electronic warfare • Experimental • Fighter • Patrol • Reconnaissance • Trainer • Transport • Utility
United States military helicopters (83 P) A. Anti-submarine helicopters (16 P) Attack helicopters (28 P) S. Stealth helicopters (3 P) T. Military transport ...
The linchpin of US Army tactics was the helicopters, and the protection of those helicopters became a vital role. [2] It became clear that unarmed troop helicopters were vulnerable against ground fire from Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops, particularly as they approached landing zones to disembark or embark troops.