H-3 / S-61 Sea King (multiple)

I photographed these H-3 / S-61 Sea King examples at several events and locations

Mitchell and I found this Sikorsky SH-3G Sea King on the USS Yorktown at Patriots Point. Other examples include a 1965 S-61 that was upgraded in 1968 to the Canadian CH-124 variant of the Sea King seen during an air show at McChord AFB in 2016.


CH-124 Sea King 12424 (#61-290)

Upgraded in 1968 to the Canadian CH-124 variant of the Sea King

McChord AFB 2016


UH-3H Sea King 149006

This one is displayed as “66” recovering the Apollo 11 Command Module at the Evergreen Museum. The actual Appollo 11 Command Module is at the Smithsonian NASM.

Evergreen Museum 2015

Evergreen Museum 2018


SH-3G Sea King 149932

Patriots Point 2013


VH-3A Sea King 150613 (#61-103) “Marine One”

Of course, the helicopters of Executive Flight Detachment of Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMX) 1 only assumed that name when the President was on board. This VH-3 served Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford.

Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola 2024


UH-3H Sea King 152700

Pearl Harbor 2025


Sikorsky S-61N 61811

some references say 1976 SH-3G Sea King

Erickson Collection; Madras 2023