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Description
| Manufacturer: | Sikorsky | |
| Base model: | H-3 | |
| Designation: | CH-3 | |
| Version: | C | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Helicopter | |
| Modified Mission: | Transport | |
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Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Air Force Flight Test Center Museum | Edwards AFB | California |
CH-3C on display
Air Force Flight Test Center Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Frank Mercer San Diego, CA | In July 1964 I enlisted in the Air Force and in Jan 1965, after Tech School I was assigned to Edwards AFB and assigned to a test team for the CH-3C helicopter. I learned a lot about the Ch-3C and in Feb 1966 I was given orders for Viet Nam. Prior to doing to Viet Nam, I went through combat crew training at Turner AFB, GA. I spent 6 months at Turner and watched others come and go. I think my knowledge of the CH-3C kept me longer than the others. We flew from Turner to DaNang in a C-130. Lost an engine out of Hawaii and spent 2 extra days on Wake Island. Finally arrived in DaNang only to learn I had to immediately leave for Udorn RTAFB as I was being reassigned for Det 5 38th ARRSC to Det 2 37th ARRSC. I was a CH-3C Crew Chief spending time at Udorn, NKP and sites in Laos. This truly was my most memorable time as the CH-3C was a very dependable Chopper and rescued many downed pilots. 08/02/2014 @ 15:09 [ref: 68583] |
| Sean Hackney Las Vegas, NV | It was the second best helicopter I ever worked. Worked H-3 at Kirkland from 91-92 02/19/2009 @ 19:26 [ref: 23769] |
| Sean Hackney Las Vegas, NV | It was the second best helicopter I ever worked. Worked H-3 at Kirkland from 91-92 02/19/2009 @ 19:26 [ref: 23768] |
| Bevon R. Dowell Klamath Falls, OR | I had the "pleasure" of doing the final Cat.III testing on the CH-3C at Malmstrom AFB, Montana. We had a full Sikorsky crew who flew the majority of the test flights. I got in on 12 of them including Center of Gravity flights. There was a sled mounted on rails running the length of the cargo area. Just when we least expected it, the engineer in the back would shove the sled with 500 pounds of lead either forward or aft making for some real "pucker time". Later the sled would be sent laterally to see if the AF crew could recover the aircraft before the flight took a disasterous turn for the worse.
I learned what the aircraft could do and not do and one thing it would NOT do is survive a crash at a remote missle site with me on board which just about ended my flying career! 08/03/2008 @ 21:55 [ref: 22348] |
| Mark Bolen Winchester, KY | I have not found anything on my unit, Det 15 38th Areospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron. I was a mechanic on CH-3.
Mark 03/17/2008 @ 17:07 [ref: 20062] |
| chris tart , CA | to J. Moore, I tried your email but it would not go through. 10/05/2007 @ 00:27 [ref: 18103] |
| Jim Moore , OH | OOPs email is rotorheadsrus@yahoo.com 04/14/2007 @ 08:01 [ref: 16183] |
| Jim Moore , OH | Chris, Please contact us as we would like to hear more about your experiences with the first two CH-3 to SEA 04/14/2007 @ 07:59 [ref: 16182] |
| chris Tart windsor, CA | I was with the first 2 CH-3Cs from Eglin to NKP in June of 1965. we had 9676 and 9685 (tail numbers) we disassembled them and flew them to Ubon by C-124 and assembled them there and flew to NKP where we were attached to Det 1 of the 38th ARSq. Our Detachment Cmdr was Capt. george C. Martin. I hope this info helps with historical data.
PS I forgot to mention, We changed an engine in a place called L-36 using a tiedown strap as a hoist and the rotor as leverage. 01/27/2007 @ 09:22 [ref: 15318] |
| chris Tart windsor, CA | I was with the first 2 CH-3Cs from Eglin to NKP in June of 1965. we had 9676 and 9685 (tail numbers) we disassembled them and flew them to Ubon by C-124 and assembled them there and flew to NKP where we were attached to Det 1 of the 38th ARSq. Our Detachment Cmdr was Capt. george C. Martin. I hope this info helps with historical data. 01/27/2007 @ 09:20 [ref: 15317] |
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