USA - Navy Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King 149711
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Operator: USA - Navy - 149711
Aircraft: Sikorsky - SH-3 Sea King
Airport: USA - California - San Diego - USS Midway Museum
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Photo taken on 2018-5-1 by Jetzguy [Contact]
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The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King (S-61) is an American twin-engined anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter designed and built by Sikorsky Aircraft. It was the world's first amphibious helicopter and one of the first ASW rotorcraft to use turboshaft engines. Introduced into service in 1961, it was operated by the United States Navy as a key ASW and utility asset for several decades prior to being replaced by the non-amphibious Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk in the 1990s. In late 1961 and early 1962, a modified U.S. Navy HSS-2 Sea King was used to break the FAI 3 km, 100 km, 500 km and 1000 km helicopter speed records. The Sea King also performed various other roles and missions such as search-and-rescue, transport, anti-shipping, medevac, plane guard, and airborne early warning operations. Several Sea Kings, operated by the United States Marine Corps's HMX-1 unit, are used as the official helicopters of the President of the United States, for which the call sign 'Marine One' would be used. The Sea King has also proved to be popular on the export market with foreign military customers, and has also been sold to civil operators as well. Many examples of the type remain in service in nations around the world. The Sea King has been built under license by Agusta in Italy, Mitsubishi in Japan, and by Westland in the United Kingdom. The major civil versions are the S-61L and S-61N.
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