---- RH-53D in service ---- IR - hava darya (iranian navy aviation) - RH-53D US - US Navy - RH-53D --- Other Model --- ---- Select Sikorsky Model---- AH-60L CH-124 Sea King CH-126 Choctaw CH-148 Cyclone CH-34C Choctaw CH-3B CH-3C CH-3E CH-53A Sea Stallion CH-53C CH-53D Sea Stallion CH-53E Super Stallion CH-53K King Stallion CH-54A Tarhe CH-54B Tarhe Commercial UH-60 Defiant X EH-60A QuickFix Fire King H-19A Chickasaw H-19B Chickasaw H-19C Chickasaw H-19D Chickasaw H-19D-3 H-19D-4 H-34A Choctaw H-34G III H-34G.I H-34G.II H-37A Mojave HEX HH-34F Seahorse HH-34J Choctaw HH-3A Big Mother HH-3E Jolly Green Giant HH-3F Pelican HH-52A Sea Guard HH-53B HH-53C Super Jolly HH-53H HH-60G Pave Hawk HH-60H Rescue Hawk HH-60J Jayhawk HH-60L HH-60M Black Hawk HH-60U HH-60W Jolly Green II HNS-1 HO4S-1 HO4S-2 HO4S-3 HO4S-3G HO5S-1 HO5S-1G HR2S-1 HR2S-1W HRS-1 HRS-2 HRS-3 HRS-3Z HSS-1 / SH-34G Seabat HSS-1F / SH-34H HSS-1N / SH-34J Seabat HSS-2 Sea King HUS-1 / UH-34D Seahorse HUS-1A / UH-34E HUS-1L / LH-34D HUS-1Z / VH-34D Seahorse JUH-60A MH-53E Sea Dragon MH-53J MH-53M Pave Low IV MH-60G Pave Hawk MH-60K Black Hawk MH-60L Black Hawk MH-60M Black Hawk MH-60R Seahawk MH-60S Seahawk MH-60T Jayhawk NH-3A OPV Black Hawk R-4 Hoverfly RAH-66 Comanche Raider X RH-3A Sea King RH-53A RH-53D S-46 / VS-300 S-48 S-49 / R-6 / H-6 S-50 S-51 / R-5 / H-5 S-52 H-18 HO5S S-52-1 S-52-2 S-52-3 S-53 XHJS S-54 S-55 S-55 H-19 S-55A S-55B S-55C S-55T S-56 H-37 S-57 S-58 H-34 S-58B S-58C S-58D S-58T S-59 XH-39 S-60 S-61 H-3 S-61A S-61A-1 S-61A-4 Nuri S-61A-5 S-61B S-61D-1 S-61D-2 S-61D-3 S-61D-4 S-61L S-61N S-61N Mk.II S-61R S-61T Triton S-61V S-62 HH-52 S-62A S-62B S-63 S-64 CH-54 S-64A S-64B S-65 H-53 S-65-40 S-65C-1 S-65C-2 S-65C-3 S-69 XH-59 S-70 Firehawk S-70 H-60 S-70A-1 Desert Hawk S-70A-11 Black Hawk S-70A-14 S-70A-17 Yarasa S-70A-18 Black Hawk S-70A-19 Black Hawk S-70A-21 Black Hawk S-70A-24 Black Hawk S-70A-26 Black Hawk S-70A-27 Black Hawk S-70A-28 Yarasa S-70A-30 Black Hawk S-70A-32 S-70A-33 S-70A-34 Black Hawk S-70A-36 Black Hawk S-70A-39 Black Hawk S-70A-41 Black Hawk S-70A-42 Black Hawk S-70A-43 Black Hawk S-70A-5 S-70A-50 Black Hawk S-70A-55 Black Hawk S-70A-9 Black Hawk S-70B S-70B-1 Seahawk S-70B-2 Seahawk S-70B-28 Seahawk S-70B-6 Aegean Hawk S-70B-7 Seahawk S-70C S-70i Black Hawk S-70M Black Hawk S-76 S-76A S-76B S-76C S-76D S-80 H-53E S-80M-1 S-92 S-92A S-92A VVIP S-92B S-92F S-97 Raider SB>1 Defiant SH-3A Sea King SH-3D Sea King SH-3G Sea King SH-3H Sea King SH-60B Seahawk SH-60F Oceanhawk TH-53A UH-34G Seabat UH-3H Sea King UH-60A Black Hawk UH-60L Black Hawk UH-60M Black Hawk UH-60V Black Hawk VH-34A/C Choctaw VH-3A Sea King VH-3D Sea King VH-53D VH-60N White Hawk VH-92A Whirlwind HAR.21 Whirlwind HAS.22 X2 XHR2S-1 XHSS-1 YCH-53A YCH-53E YCH-54A YH-18 YH-19 --- Other Models ---
The RH-53D was the Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) variant of the Sikorsky S-65 configured for the detection, sweeping and neutralization of mines.
Used by US Navy HM squadrons and Iran.
Operation Eagle Claw 40 Years Anniversary #EagleClaw On November 4, 1979, militant Iranian students stormed the US embassy in Tehran and took 63 Americans hostage. On April 16, 1980 after numerous failed negotiations, President Jimmy Carter approved a plan to rescue the hostages using elements of all four branches of the military — Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines.
List of Operators of Sikorsky RH-53D
From Organisation with model RH-53D 1966 1975
Construction Numbers on database of RH-53D
158682 
9-2701