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Description
| Notes: Upgraded CH-3B with armor and equipment for aircrew recovery in combat areas. Equipped for MID-AIR refueling. | ||
| Manufacturer: | Sikorsky | |
| Base model: | H-3 | |
| Designation: | HH-3 | |
| Version: | E | |
| Nickname: | Sea King | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Helicopter | |
| Modified Mission: | Search and Rescue | |
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Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Museum of Aviation | Warner Robins AFB | Georgia |
| National Atomic Museum | Kirtland AFB | New Mexico |
HH-3E on display
Museum of Aviation |
Recent comments by our visitors
| armando martinez manteca, CA | I was a member of the 129th ARRS. I worked as a crewchief and later on I became a flight engineer on both the CH and the HH models. I greatly enjoyed working and flying on the H-3's. 08/16/2008 @ 02:56 [ref: 22468] |
| Stephan Brodsky Coral Spring, FL | I was with the 58th ARRS Wheelus AFB 1969-1970, 67th ARRS Woodbridge RAF 1970-1971, and the Det. 1 44th ARRS Homestead AFB 1971-1972. It was great being a Crew Chief on the HH-3E. It was the best chopper ever. 11/17/2007 @ 11:31 [ref: 18570] |
| Dale Bartels Travelers Rest, SC | I worked on HH-3Es at Shaw AFB (703rd SOS) and Elmendorf AFB (5040 HESq). We had the last H-3s purchased by the USAF at our Elmendorf AFB squardron, we flew them up from the factory in CT. It was a long long cross country. We converted 69-5811 to fixed main landing gear so that we could do high altitude rescues. I enjoyed the H-3 better than the H-1, H-60, and H-65 because you could get up and walk around inside plus you had water landing capabilities.
I do remember hand pumping up many an APU start accumulator, it could make you sweat. Other than that I truly enjoyed the Jolly Green. 08/06/2007 @ 06:43 [ref: 17483] |
| Bob Jones , CA | I worked with Brian Barney (see previous note) on HH-3E's at Elmendorf in the 70's, and thanks to John Fortes, another coworker of ours I have a photo of Brian's pegleg 69-5808 that I uploaded. The photo was taken while 808 was down for a MGB change due to a chip (a whole gear tooth, actually) while TDY at Eielson AFB near Fairbanks AK in 1976. 07/05/2007 @ 20:13 [ref: 17020] |
| Barry Chicago, IL | I flew on the SH-3H Sea King for approximately six years as an AW/Rescue Swimmer. I got two wet rescues and the best years of my life were in and around that thing.
It was ugly, underpowered and required alot of TLC. Bu it always got us home in one piece. 05/23/2007 @ 09:44 [ref: 16574] |
| Robert L. Carson , CA | I was with the 37th ARRS at DaNang from Jan. to Sept. of 1970 and the first thing I also noticed was the absence of a refueling probe. I was an aircraft electrician. 03/08/2007 @ 19:16 [ref: 15827] |
| P Frazier , FL | Added a few more H3 pics. Added a H53 air refuel pic by mistake (Its still a fine helicopter though) 02/14/2007 @ 10:54 [ref: 15518] |
| Brian Barney , WA | Enjoyed the photos of the Jolly Greens. Spent 3 years Alaskan Air Command 73-76. Crew chief on 69-5808 (a 'peg leg') HH-3E. Sponsons, tip tanks, and retracting main gear removed for high altitude rescue work. Sorry I don't have a photo, they looked like Navy Sea King gear moved back to behind the main transmission. We had 69-5811 which was also a peg leg. 11/13/2006 @ 17:20 [ref: 14733] |
| Stephen T. White Warrenton, VA | One other obvious thing about the picture of the Jolly Grreen in SEA is the absence of a refueling probe. I suspect that it is a picture of a CH-3 and not a HH-3E, as all the ones that I am aware of had refueling probes 10/14/2005 @ 19:57 [ref: 11480] |
| Stephen T. White Warrenton, VA | I noticed the picture of the Jolly Green Giant in SEA, and the two things that struck me right away was the absence of drop tanks or the tips of the sponsons that supprted them and also it showed a FOD screen, the FOD screens were removed from the engine intakes so we would not have a decrease in power. I was a PJ with the 37thARRS from 68 to 69 10/14/2005 @ 19:54 [ref: 11478] |
Recent photos uploaded by our visitors
