List of surviving Sikorsky CH-54s

Main article: Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe

YCH-54A Tarhe with module

The Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe is a twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter designed by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Army. The civil version is the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane. The Army purchased 105 CH-54s before its discontinuation. The S-64 Aircrane is still in production. There are currently numerous complete and partial airframes in existence for this aircraft. Some CH-54's and some S-64's (both E and F models) are owned, and have been remanufactured, by Erickson Air-Crane Inc.

Airworthy

CH-54A

• 67-18427 – N793HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon.^[1][2]
• 67-18429 – N429C privately owned in Yuba City, California.^[3]
• 67-18430 – N7095B operated by Siller Helicopter in Yuba City, California.^[4][5]
• 68-18447 – N792HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon.^[6][7]
• 68-18455 – N9125M operated by Siller Helicopter in Yuba City, California.^[8][9]
• 68-18458 – N795HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon.^[10][11]

CH-54B

• 69-18463 – N720HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon.^[12][13]
• 69-18466 – N721HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon.^[14][15]
• 69-18467 – N718HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon.^[16][17]
• 69-18468 – N722HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon.^[18][19]
• 69-18469 – N719HT privately owned in Wilmington, Delaware.^[20]
• 69-18470 – N715HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon.^[21][22]
• 69-18484 – N716HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon.^[23][24]

On display

Skycrane on display at the United States Army Transportation Museum in Virginia, USA

CH-54 Tarhe on display

YCH-54A

• 64-14203 – United States Army Transportation Museum at Fort Eustis near Newport News, Virginia.^[25]

CH-54A

• 66-18409 – 1st Cavalry Division Museum at Fort Cavazos in Killeen, Texas.^{[citation needed]}
• 67-18418 – Stead Army National Guard Base in Reno, Nevada.^{[citation needed]}
• 67-18424 – Combat Air Museum in Topeka, Kansas.^[26]
• 68-18437 – Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.^[27]
• 68-18438 – United States Army Aviation Museum at Fort Novosel near Daleville, Alabama.^[28]
• 68-18439 – Museum of the Kansas National Guard in Topeka, Kansas.^[29]

CH-54B

• 68-18434 – Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg, Mississippi.^[30]
• 69-18464 - Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham, Alabama.^{[citation needed]}
• 69-18465 – New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.^[31]
• 69-18479 – Birmingham Air National Guard Base in Birmingham, Alabama.^{[citation needed]}
• 70-18486 – Russell Military Museum in Zion, Illinois.^[32]
• 70-18488 Isabell – Camp Denali at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.^[33][34]

Images

In July 2022, five CH-54s were assigned to fighting the Washburn Fire, based at the Mariposa-Yosemite Airport.

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  N715HT on duty in Mariposa, California working on the Washburn Fire
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  N793HT on duty in Mariposa, California working on the Washburn Fire
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  N795HT on duty in Mariposa, California working on the Washburn Fire
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  N7095B on duty in Mariposa, California working on the Washburn Fire
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  N9125M on duty in Mariposa, California working on the Washburn Fire

Later in July 2022, two more CH-54s were assigned to work on the Oak Fire. and were based at the Mariposa-Yosemite Airport.

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  N119HT on duty in Mariposa, California working on the Oak Fire
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  N120HT on duty in Mariposa, California working on the Oak Fire

References

1. "Sikorsky CH-54A/67-18427." Helicopter Transport Services. Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
2. "FAA Registry: N793HT." faa.gov Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
3. "FAA Registry: N429C." faa.gov Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
4. "CH-54A Sikorsky Skycrane". Siller Helicopters, Inc. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
5. "FAA Registry: N7095B". faa.gov. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
6. "Sikorsky CH-54A/68-18447." Helicopter Transport Services. Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
7. "FAA Registry: N792HT." faa.gov Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
8. "CH-54A Sikorsky Skycrane". Siller Helicopters, Inc. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
9. "FAA Registry: N9125M". faa.gov. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
10. "Sikorsky CH-54A/68-18458." Helicopter Transport Services. Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
11. "FAA Registry: N795HT." faa.gov Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
12. "Sikorsky CH-54B/69-18463." Helicopter Transport Services. Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
13. "FAA Registry: N720HT." faa.gov Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
14. "Sikorsky CH-54B/69-18466." Helicopter Transport Services. Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
15. "FAA Registry: N721HT." faa.gov Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
16. "Sikorsky CH-54B/69-18467." Helicopter Transport Services. Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
17. "FAA Registry: N718HT." faa.gov Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
18. "Sikorsky CH-54B/69-18468." Helicopter Transport Services. Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
19. "FAA Registry: N722HT." faa.gov Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
20. "FAA Registry: N719HT." faa.gov Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
21. "Sikorsky CH-54B/69-18470." Helicopter Transport Services. Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
22. "FAA Registry: N715HT." faa.gov Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
23. "Sikorsky CH-54B/69-18484." Helicopter Transport Services. Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
24. "FAA Registry: N716HT." faa.gov Retrieved: 2 August 2021.
25. "VIETNAM AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS". U.S. Army Transportation Museum. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
26. "Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe Skycrane". Combat Air Museum. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
27. "TARHE". Pima Air & Space Museum. Pimaair.org. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
28. "Rotary Wing". United States Army Aviation Museum. Army Aviation Museum Foundation, Inc. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
29. "Static Displays". Museum of the Kansas National Guard. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
30. "The Patriot Campaign" (PDF). Mississippi Armed Forces Museum. p. 40. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
31. "Sikorsky CH-54B 'Tarhe' (S-64B 'Skycrane')". New England Air Museum. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
32. "RUSSELL MILITARY MUSEUM EXHIBITS". Russell Military Museum. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
33. "Skycrane on Display" (PDF). Warriors: 1. Winter 2012–2013. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
34. "c/n 64-096". helis.com. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

External links

• Aircraft Finder for Sikorsky H-54 (Tarhe) – AeroWeb
• Sikorsky S-64A/E/F Skycrane Production List – CH-54 Skycrane Association