The Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low is a multi-mission helicopter that evolved from the CH-53s and HH-53s that the Air Force ordered in the 1960s. The CH-53 was a general purpose cargo helicopter.

The Pave Low helicopter, used by the USAF for special operations and combat search and rescue, will be part of a new National Cold War Exhibition at the museum. “The National Cold War Exhibition in ...

MH-53J Pave Low III. By ABC News. September 26, 2001, 8:58 AM ... Builder: Sikorsky. Power Plant: Two General Electric T64-GE/-100 engines. Thrust: 4,330 shaft horsepower per engine.

Aircrews flew the remaining six MH-53 Pave Low helicopters on their last combat missions in support of special operations forces Sept. 27 in Southwest Asia. The last mission, a SOF logistical resupply ...

Furthermore, says Colonel Greg Lengyel, who flew the Sikorsky MH-53J/M Pave Low for the Air Force and now commands the Florida-based First Special Operations Wing, a lot of military missions take ...

It was joined by the Super Jolly Green Giant, the HH-53, which appeared in its H-53B guise in 1967, so named because it was even bigger, measuring just over 88 feet long and weighing 42,000 pounds ...

MH-53 Pave Low helicopters from the 20th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., fly over a live-fire range June 12 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The projected map display enables the ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The worst MH-53 crash occurred in 1988. Eight sailors died. Among other incidents, MH-53Es also crashed in 2000, twice in 2002, once in 2003 and again in 2005 ...

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. received a $717.4 million contract for logistics and repair support for aircraft weapon assembly components on the CH-53 and MH-53 helicopters.

The Sikorsky CH-53E and MH-53E Super Stallion are three-engine, heavy-lift transport and special-purpose helicopters, developed out of the twin-turboshaft CH-53D. Power is provided by three GE T64 ...