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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
| Sean Hackney , NV | When I was station at Robins in CLSS, we spent 2 years reburbing this H-3 to look like it did in in south east asia, but I do believe the tail was 702, if you every get a chance to review it, 02/19/2009 @ 19:32 [ref: 23770] |
| Brian Barney Battle Ground, WA | Bob- Thanks for the photo of 69-5808. I noticed it has MAC badges and 71 ARRS on the side, it must have been taken after I left in May 1976 when we were still AAC. Also good photo of short stop at Anaktuvic Pass on the way back from Barrow. That was one cold bugger of a day! 12/05/2008 @ 16:43 [ref: 23193] |
| 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] |
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