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US Navy Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon Helicopter - "White 05", Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 "Blackhawks", Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia

Panzerkampf US Navy Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon Helicopter - "White 05", Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 "Blackhawks", Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia


 
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Panzerkampf PZK14040PA05 US Navy Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon Helicopter - "White 05", Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 "Blackhawks", Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia (1:72 Scale) "I can't promise you that I will bring you all home alive, but this I swear: I will be the first one to set foot on the field, and I will be the last to step off. And I will leave no one behind. Dead, or alive, we all come home together. So help me God."
- Colonel Hal Moore, from the feature film "We Were Soldiers"

The Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low series is a retired long-range special operations and combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter for the United States Air Force. The series was upgraded from the HH-53B/C, variants of the Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion. The HH-53 "Super Jolly Green Giant" was initially developed to replace the HH-3E "Jolly Green Giant". The U.S. Air Force's MH-53J/M fleet was retired in September 2008.

The US Air Force ordered 72 HH-53B and HH-53C variants for Search and Rescue units during the Vietnam War, and later developed the MH-53J Pave Low version for Special Operations missions.

The Pave Low's mission was low-level, long-range, undetected penetration into denied areas, day or night, in adverse weather, for infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces. Pave Lows often worked in conjunction with MC-130H Combat Talon for navigation, communications and combat support, and with MC-130P Combat Shadow for in-flight refueling.

The large green airframe of the HH-53B earned it the nickname "Super Jolly Green Giant". This name is a reference to the smaller HH-3E "Jolly Green Giant", a stretched variant of the H-3 Sea King, used in the Vietnam War for combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) operations.

Pictured here is a 1:72 scale replica of a US Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon heavy lift helicopter that was assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 HM-15 "Blackhawks", then deployed to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. Pre-order! Ship Date: January 2025.

Dimensions:
Rotor Span: 10-inches
Length: 10-inches

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Historical Account: "Blackhawks" - Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) is a United States Navy helicopter squadron established in 1987 and based at Naval Station Norfolk. Nicknamed the "Blackhawks" and flying the MH-53E Sea Dragon, it is staffed by both active duty and reserve personnel. It is the sister squadron to HM-14, the "Vanguard", based a half-mile away at NS Norfolk.

Using the MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, they patrol foreign and domestic waters to locate and destroy sea-based mines that would harm watercraft and map safe sea-lanes of travel. Mines can be triggered by any number of methods ranging from contact to an electronic signature. While the aircraft hovers safely above the sea, it is capable of dragging through the water a wide variety of instruments and machines to accomplish the mission. In harbors, coordination with EOD Divers helps to clear more shallow waters safely.

Squadron deployments have been executed all over the globe, for operational, training, humanitarian, and foreign relations tasking.

Features
  • Diecast construction
  • Spinning rotorblades
  • Rotorblades can be folded into a stowed position
  • Plexiglass canopy
  • Accurate markings and insignia
  • Comes with metal display stand

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