How the MH-53E Became the Navy’s Most Deadly Helicopter (For Its Pilots) Here’s What You Need to Remember: The worst MH-53 crash occurred in 1988. Eight sailors died.

The Navy is re-inspecting its entire fleet of MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopters 13 months after a deadly crash.

Of the 10 major helicopter accidents or crashes during that period – in which someone died or there was at least $1 million in damage – three involved MH-53 Sea Dragons.

The Navy’s MH-53E Sea Dragon, along with their Marine CH-53E Super Stallion cousins, are the largest and most powerful helicopters in the Pentagon’s inventory. This is why seeing one of these ...

140725-N-ZZ999-669 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 25, 2014) An MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopter assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14, attached to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport ...

NORFOLK — It was a mechanical malfunction that caused a fire in the cabin of a MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopter that crashed off the coast of Virginia on Jan. 8, killing three of the five crew ...

According to the two aviators and part-time purveyors of aging aircraft, there are fewer than 30 MH-53 Echo Sea Dragons left in the world, and they’re conveniently located at the following three ...

An MH-53E Sea Dragon from Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15, lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer on Dec. 21, 2013 in the Arabian Gulf.

An MH-53 Sea Dragon assigned to the Blackhawks of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 prepares to land on the flight deck of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan during routine ...

The Navy is re-inspecting its entire fleet of MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopters 13 months after crash that killed three air crewmen. WVEC-13 News Now got exclusive access as personnel inspected the ...

An MH-53 Sea Dragon assigned to the Blackhawks of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 prepares to land on the flight deck of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan during routine ...