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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°. It was built by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Marine Corps ...
CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. The Marine Corps said the five crew members inside a helicopter that had a "mishap" near Pine Valley, California, were pronounced dead, officials said early Thursday.
The crash is under investigation. The CH-53E is a heavy-lift helicopter that can move troops and equipment and carry as much as 16 tons of cargo, according to the US Navy. The Marines aboard the ...
The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter was reported “overdue” after it failed to arrive at Miramar on Tuesday night. The aircraft disappeared somewhere between Las Vegas and Miramar Air ...
26 January – A Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion crashes while flying during a sandstorm in the Al-Anbar province of western Iraq, near the town of Ar-Rutbah. All 31 occupants were killed. 10 August – Sikorsky S-76C+ OH-HCI, operating Copterline Flight 103, crashes into Tallinn Bay. All 14 people on board are killed.
On January 14, 2016, two Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters belonging to the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing of the United States Marine Corps collided over the Pacific Ocean off Oahu's North Shore in Hawaii. [1] [2] Each helicopter carried six U.S. Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463. The search and rescue operation located the ...
The Marine Corps released the names Friday of the five Marines killed when their CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter went down in the mountains outside San Diego during a historic storm. The ...
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.