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History: MH-53 Pave Low

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MH-53 Pave Low
A MH-53J Pave Low IIIE of the 551st Special Operations Squadron, 58th Special Operations Wing, during a training mission.
A MH-53J Pave Low IIIE of the 551st Special Operations Squadron, 58th Special Operations Wing, during a training mission.


Overview
Role Heavy-lift helicopter
Manufacturer : Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
First flight : 15 March 1967
Retired: 30 September 2008
Status : retired
Primary users : United States Air Force
Produced : 1967-1970
Number built : 72
Unit cost : US$ 40 million
Developed from : Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion


MH-53M In Iraq Summer 2004
MH-53M In Iraq Summer 2004


MH-53 flying over the Grand Bara desert in Djibouti, Africa
MH-53 flying over the Grand Bara desert in Djibouti, Africa




The Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low is a long-range combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter developed by The Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation for the United States Air Force. The helicopter was developed from the HH-53B/C variants of the the Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion. The HH-53 "Super Jolly Green Giant" was meant to be the successor of the HH-3 "Jolly Green Giant". The MH-53 is also used for Special Operations missions. In September 2008 the U.S. Air Force retired the MH-53J/M and was replaced by the CV-22B Osprey



Development


Background


Production


Design


Technology


Operational Service


Variants


  • TH-53A - a training version used by US Air Force (USAF)
  • HH-53B - CH-53A type for USAF search and rescue (SAR)
  • CH-53C - heavy-lift version for USAF, 22 built
  • HH-53C - "Super Jolly Green Giant", improved HH-53B for USAF
  • S-65C-2 (S-65o) - export version for Austria, later to Israel
  • S-65-C3 - export version for Israel
  • YHH-53H - prototype Pave Low I aircraft
  • HH-53H - Pave Low II night infiltrator
  • MH-53H - redesignation of HH-53H
  • MH-53J - "Pave Low III" - a special operations conversion of HH-53B, HH-53C, and HH-53H.
  • MH-53M - "Pave Low IV" further upgraded MH-53Js

For other H-53 variants, see CH-53 Sea Stallion and CH-53E Super Stallion.



MH-53 of the  20th Special Operations Squadron flying over Hurlburt Field, Fla,
MH-53 of the 20th Special Operations Squadron flying over Hurlburt Field, Fla,




Competitors


Deliveries


Accidents


Specifications


Similar helicopters


CH-53 Sea Stallion
CH-53E Super Stallion
HH-3E Jolly Green Giant
Boeing MH-47 Chinook


Further reading


More info on helicopters: Helicopters
More info on Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
List of active military aircraft of the United States








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