Sikorsky S-61R
CH-46 Sea Knight
...of the CH-46A to specification HX/H2 for the United States Air Force; 12 ordered in 1962, cancelled and Sikorsky S-61R / CH-3C ordered instead. YCH-46C :YHC-1A redesignated in 1962.
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Sikorsky MH-53
...Rescue & Recovery Service in Southeast Asia by the end of the year. The Air Force called the HH-53B the "Super Jolly". It was used for CSAR, covert combat operations, and "snagging"...
Military helicopter
...during combat increased during the Korean War and the Algerian War. In the Vietnam war the USAF acquired Sikorsky S-61R (Jolly Green Giant) and CH-53 Sea Stallion (Super Jolly Green...
Sikorsky S-61R
...King and the HH-3E Jolly Green Giant, and with the United States Coast Guard as the HH-3F "Pelican". The Sikorsky S-61R was developed as a derivative of their S-61/SH-3 Sea King model.
CH-53 Sea Stallion
...equipment and painted in USAF camouflage colors. The Sea Stallion has a fuselage design similar to the Sikorsky S-61R/Jolly Green Giant series. It has a passenger door on the...
Air-sea rescue
...in 1962. The Seaguard was amphibious-it allowed both land and water landings. In 1965, the USCG ordered the Sikorsky S-61R, designated HH-3F Sea King, or Pelican. The Pelican was...
