HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant Limited Editions - Collector Series Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican USCG model

Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican USCG model

This combination of features made it an outstanding plane in a dogfight

Wright J6-9(R-975) radial engine

Air combat there was at low altitude

but only managed 215

HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant Limited Editions - Collector Series Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican USCG modelSikorsky HH 53 Jolly Green Giant helicopter model. The Sikorsky HH 53 Super Jolly Green Giant, operated by the Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service, was deployed in the Vietnam conflict starting in 1967. It swiftly joined operations with the 3rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group. Known as the Jolly, this helicopter was the Air Force's most substantial, swiftest, and most potent heavy lift chopper, with a capacity for 38 passengers or 24 stretcher