The US Air Force start receving the HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant in 1968 as replacement for the
HH-3 Jolly Green Giant as their long range combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter.
The basically similiar CH-53C was used for general transport work, Missile Site support, and aerial drone recovery.
The much improved MH-53 Pave Low upgrade was introduced in the 1980s which in turn were finally replaced by the CV-22B Osprey in 2008.
The basically similiar CH-53C was used for general transport work, Missile Site support, and aerial drone recovery.
The much improved MH-53 Pave Low upgrade was introduced in the 1980s which in turn were finally replaced by the CV-22B Osprey in 2008.
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8 HH-53B 44 HH-53C 20 CH-53C upgrades as HH-53H Pave Low II HH-53H redesignated MH-53H upgrades as MH-53J Pave Low III upgrades as MH-53M Pave Low IV 6? TH-53A ex USMC |
Bunos 66-14428 / 14435 ( c/n 65-043/050 ) - 8 HH-53B
BuNos 67-14993 / 14996 ( c/n 65-091/094 ) - 4 HH-53C
BuNos 68-8283 / 8286 ( c/n 65-130/133 ) - 4 HH-53C
BuNos 68-10354 / 10369 ( c/n 65-160/175 ) - 16 HH-53C
BuNos 68-10739 / 10754 16 HH-53C Cancelled
BuNos 68-10922 / 10933 ( c/n 65-218/222, 255/231 ) 12 CH-53C
BuNos 69-5784 / 5797 ( c/n 65-232 & 65-240/252 ) - 14 HH-53C
BuNos 70-1625 / 1632 ( c/n 65-335/342 ) - 8 CH-53C
BuNos 73-1647 / 1652 ( c/n 65-385/390 ) - 6 HH-53C
Assigned in 1989:
BuNos 66-14468 / 14473 - 6 ex USMC CH-53A
BuNos 67-14993 / 14996 ( c/n 65-091/094 ) - 4 HH-53C
BuNos 68-8283 / 8286 ( c/n 65-130/133 ) - 4 HH-53C
BuNos 68-10354 / 10369 ( c/n 65-160/175 ) - 16 HH-53C
BuNos 68-10739 / 10754 16 HH-53C Cancelled
BuNos 68-10922 / 10933 ( c/n 65-218/222, 255/231 ) 12 CH-53C
BuNos 69-5784 / 5797 ( c/n 65-232 & 65-240/252 ) - 14 HH-53C
BuNos 70-1625 / 1632 ( c/n 65-335/342 ) - 8 CH-53C
BuNos 73-1647 / 1652 ( c/n 65-385/390 ) - 6 HH-53C
Assigned in 1989:
BuNos 66-14468 / 14473 - 6 ex USMC CH-53A
News |
Fall Protection Platforms for Lackland AFB
24-Sep-20 - S.A.F.E. Structure Designs to supply fall protection platforms for CH-53 helicopter at the USAF Maintenance Training facility at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas #FallProtection
USAF Combat, Search and Rescue Evolution
17-May-18 - From the YR-4 rescue in Burma during WWII, through the HH-43 Huskie and HH-3E Jolly Green Giant in Vietnam, to nowadays Pave Hawks, the combat search and rescue will continue to evolve and grow #CSAR Units |
| Years | Units | Base |
|---|---|---|
| 2005/08 | 413 FLTS | Eglin AFB Duke Field |
| 1998/08 | 20th SOS | Cannon AFB Hurlburt Field |
| 1998/07 | 21st SOS |  RAF Mildenhall |
| 1994/07 | 551 SOS | Kirtland AFB |
| 1990/01 | 31st RQS |  Osan Air Base MCAS Futenma Clark / Diosdado Macapagal |
| 1988/98 | 21st SOS | RAF Mildenhall RAF Alconbury RAF Woodbridge closed 1993 |
| 1980/98 | 20th SOS | Hurlburt Field |
| 1976/87 | 41st RQS | McClellan |
| 1975/88 | 601st TASS |  Sembach Kaserne Wiesbaden |
| 1975/82 | 33 RQS | Kadena AFB |
| 1973/90 | 55 RQS | Eglin AFB |
| 1971/88 | 67 ARRS | RAF Woodbridge closed 1993 |
| 1971/87 | 551 SOS | Hill AFB |
| 1971/73 | 41st RQS | McClellan Hamilton AFB closed 1974 |
| 1970/92 | 6514 TS | Hill AFB Edwards AFB |
| 1970/75 | 40th ARRS |  Khorat Nakhon Phanom Udorn Air Base |
| 1968/75 | 21st SOS | U-Tapao Nakhon Phanom |
| 1967/72 | 37th ARRS |  Da Nang Udorn Air Base |
| 1966/69 | 48th RQS | Eglin AFB |
