MH-53 mission

2008 saw the final combat missions of the MH-53 in USAF operational use. This is one of those missions.
In September 2008, the Pave Low was retired after nearly 40 years of service to the Air Force.

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Bill Garcia says..

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Originally posted by Enforcer57
Yeah, but it had a great history in USAF use. Gonna miss seeing them with those old F-105 drop tanks.

I heard that!

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Carl Gulde says..

Yeah, but it had a great history in USAF use. Gonna miss seeing them with those old F-105 drop tanks.

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Bill Garcia says..

The Air Force is retiring the MH-53. The replacement is the V-22 Osprey. The Navy and Marines are continuing to fly their versions of the H-53. In fact, there are new 'K'-model H-53s being built by Sikorsky for the Navy and Marines right now. It is packed with a LOT of improvements and updated electronics. Heroux-Devtek was awarded the contract for Landing Gear design, so it must be a heavier copter. So have a heart, the H-53 will continue to fly for the Navy and Marines for quite some time!

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