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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°.
Bell AH-1W SuperCobra (United States Marine Corps) Boeing AH-64A Apache (Army) Boeing CH-46D Sea Knight ; Boeing CH-46E Sea Knight (USMC) Boeing CH-47D Chinook (Army) Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion (USN, USMC) Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion (USMC) Bell EH-1H Huey (Iroquois) (Army) Sikorsky EH-60A Quick Fix (Army) Boeing HH-46D Sea Knight (USN)
It became the first Marine squadron to receive the first production CH-53E aircraft in mid-1981. In 1983, four of the squadrons CH-53E aircraft along with pilots and supporting ground crew, deployed as part of the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit aboard the USS Iwo Jima to Beirut, Lebanon. This was the first shipboard deployment of the new aircraft.
The CH-53 Sea Stallion (Sikorsky S-65) is a family of American heavy-lift transport helicopters designed and built by the American manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft.The Sea Stallion was originally developed in response to a request from the United States Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons made in March 1962 for a replacement for the Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave helicopters flown by the United States Marine ...
The helicopter carrying five Marines that crashed during a storm in the mountains outside San Diego was a CH-53E Super Stallion designed to fly through bad weather, even at night. The Super ...
A United States Marine Corps Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter ferrying troops crashed during a sandstorm near Ar Rutba, Iraq killing all 31 on board. 29 January A Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet crashed into the ocean while landing on USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) .
Shortly after 4 p.m. local time, "a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion belonging to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing experienced an engine fire in-flight," Estillore said.
Five Marines were killed when a US Marine Corps helicopter crashed in southern California.. The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter was reported “overdue” after it failed to arrive at ...