HH-3A Sea King

The HH-3A Sea King was developed from the Sikorsky S-61 series of helicopters, best known for carrying the President to and from the White House. Twelve HH-3As were converted from the Navy SH-3 series for battlefield use. One aircraft underwent firepower trials at Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, in early 1970, followed by testing at NATC, Patuxent River, Maryland. It was the next to last of thirty-six HSS-2 helicopters purchased from Sikorsky by the U.S. Navy, and it later served with HC-7 in Vietnam, HC-1 at Imperial Beach, California, and HC-9 in San Diego before being retired to the Pensacola Naval Air Museum and located at NAS Lakehurst, New Jersey. Museum volunteers assisted in moving it to its present location.

Pennsylvania · United States