Sikorsky CH-53 - All Variants

[Joe Copalman]

[Matt Ottosen]

A CH-53D Sea Stallion and a CH-53E Super Stallion making their approach into West Wetlands Park, Yuma, Arizona.

[Dave S.]

From way back in '08 at Miramar.

[Dave S.]

Thought this thread would be the best place for this shot, unless we should start a 'Pyro' thread (as in pyrotechnics and not pyromaniacs, )

[jslugman]

From the back door of the museum one day.....

[phantomphan1974]

Ok, a little more of a mix.  From the archives.

[wingsnstuff]

Another set of HMX-1 birds.  Awesome.  These guys used to make the windows of our building rattle at the Naval Research Lab when they were making their speed runs up the Potomac from MCAS Quantico.   I shot (photographed - gotta be careful how I word that) a HMX-1 CH-46E last week, but it was too far away to get a reasonably clear shot.  

[Joe Copalman]

El Caballo de la Guerra.

[josephea6]

From the 23rd - Yuma...

[Joe Copalman]

So awesome Joe.  Looks like new IRCM fittings on the sponsons.

[John B.]

Three of these beasts left Tucson today....


DSC_0509 by John Bezosky Jr., on Flickr

[jslugman]

We heard them pass south of the Guardrail and fly just a tad bit too far away to catch them. Nice one John!

[josephea6]

One from Brawley...

[Joe Copalman]

Killer shot Joe.  Backlighting totally works on this.

[josephea6]

Thanks Joe.