U.S. Marine Corps Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion.
The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is a heavy transport helicopter developed and built for the U.S. Marine Corps. The first CH-53 flew in October 1964. The E version, as seen in the photo, will be replaced by the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion (Sikorsky S-95) in the coming years. The first example was commissioned by the U.S. Marine Corps in 2022.
This photo was taken during an air show at MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, on Sept. 29, 2012.
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…