Military serial was 63-9691 and this CH-3E was operating out of Banning Muni for fuel as it worked a nearby fire

Accepted by the USAF in November 1967 as a CH-3E, 67-14703 was assigned to the 56th Air Commando Wing at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand and served in Southeast Asia until returning to the US in September 1971. Having been modified as an HH-3E, it was later converted back to CH-3E. It served with various units and deployed to Desert Storm in 1990 with the 71st SOS from Davis-Monthan AFB. It was later assigned to the 41st ARRS at Patrick AFB, FL where it provided Space Shuttle rescue support during launches. Eventually retired to the Museum of Aviation for display in August 1994

Photographer Frank Mk Meiken - 305 ARRS - To Army as JCH-3E. To USMC as 655698. To MASDC 28 December 1972, returned to service. To Tunisian AF as L82202, callsign TS-SRP. Assigned to 36 Squadron

Former 65-12791 seen in service with Evergreen.

Retired to AMARC in 1990,64-14234 was scrapped circa 2000. Parts of the fuselage have since moved to Chino, CA and stored at the Yanks Air Museum.

Based at Luke with 302 SOS, AFRes.

This Jolly Green Giant was retired to AMARC during Feb. 1990 and stored with the PCN/Inventory No. 44005 and then HH048. The fuselage hulk migrated to the National scrap yard in Tucson and has now turned up in the restoration yard of the Yanks Air Museum at Chino.

Later sold to Carson Helicopters as N4263A after Air Force service.

Sikorsky CH-3E on display at the excellent Hill Aerospace Museum