U.S. Navy Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon.
The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is a heavy helicopter used in the United States Armed Forces.
Because the U.S. Navy needed a version of the CH-53 Super Stallion that could fight sea mines from the air, the "MH-53E Sea Dragon" was developed. The aircraft has larger sponsons to provide significantly greater fuel storage and endurance. It also got the air refuelling probe and can be internally equipped with up to seven 1,136-litre fuel tanks.
This picture was taken on 16 September 2023 during the airshow at NAS Oceana.
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…