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 picture, 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 airshow at MCAS Cherry Point on 30 April 2016.
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…