Sikorsky CH-53A Sea Stallion

C/N 65-133





Helicopter Sikorsky CH-53A Sea Stallion Serial 65-133 Register 873 154870 used by Heil Ha'Avir IAF (Israeli Air Force) ,US Marine Corps USMC. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





154870

usa US Marine Corps

Sikorsky S-65A, c/n 65-133, ff:?
del USMC as CH-53A 154870, unk
wfu & std AMARC as ???, unk
xfer Israel as 873, unk
noted as i/a at Haifa AB, 1997-2002.
For 873 see also
        h-19d 55-873

873

israel Heil Ha'Avir

IDF, ex 154870
2023-10-07 Israel

Ex-USMC CH-53A upgraded to "Yasur 2000" standard before it was retired in the early 2000s in order to function as a spare parts hulk. Helicopter was refurbished and upgraded to "Yasur 2025" standard before returning to service in 2012 as a replacement for a Yasur that crashed in Romania during military exercises. Helicopter made a forced landing due to enemy fire and was subsequently destroyed during the October 7 HAMAS terrorist attack in Israel in 2023.




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