Sikorsky CH-53G helicopter of the Luftwaffe.
Registration: 84+54.
The CH-53 Sea Stallion (Sikorsky S-65) is a large, heavy transport helicopter designed and built by US manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft. The Sea Stallion was developed at the request of the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons in March 1962 to replace the U.S. Marine Corps' Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave helicopters.
This photo was taken on 17 June 2023 at Flugplatz Bückeburg-Weinberg during the Tag der Bundeswehr.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…