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 Skycrane, S-64's (both E and F models) are owned, and have been remanufactured, by Erickson Air-Crane Inc.''

United States

;Airworthy ;;CH-54A * 67-18427 – N793HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon. * 67-18429 – N429C privately owned in Yuba City, California. * 67-18430 – N7095B operated by Siller Helicopter in Yuba City, California. * 68-18447 – N792HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon. * 68-18455 – N9125M operated by Siller Helicopter in Yuba City, California. * 68-18458 – N795HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon. ;;CH-54B * 69-18463 – N720HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon. * 69-18466 – N721HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon. * 69-18467 – N718HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon. * 69-18468 – N722HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon. * 69-18469 – N719HT privately owned in Wilmington, Delaware. * 69-18470 – N715HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon. * 69-18484 – N716HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon. ;On display ;;YCH-54A * 64-14203 – United States Army Transportation Museum at Fort Eustis near Newport News, Virginia. ;;CH-54A * 66-18409 – 1st Cavalry Division Museum at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. * 67-18418 – Reno Stead Airport, Stead Army National Guard Base in Reno, Nevada. * 67-18424 – Combat Air Museum in Topeka, Kansas. * 68-18437 – Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona. * 68-18438 – United States Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker near Daleville, Alabama. * 68-18439 – Museum of the Kansas National Guard in Topeka, Kansas. ;;CH-54B * 68-18434 – Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg, Mississippi. * 69-18465 – New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. * 69-18479 – Birmingham Air National Guard Base in Birmingham, Alabama. * 70-18486 – Russell Military Museum in Zion, Illinois. * 70-18488 ''Isabell'' – Camp Denali at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.

Images

In July 2022, five CH-54s were assigned to fighting the Washburn Fire, based at the Mariposa-Yosemite Airport. File:N715HT 2022-07-16.jpg, N715HT on duty in Mariposa, California working on the Washburn Fire File:N793HT.jpg, N793HT on duty in Mariposa, California working on the Washburn Fire File:N795HT.jpg, N795HT on duty in Mariposa, California working on the Washburn Fire File:N7095B 2022-07-15.jpg, N7095B on duty in Mariposa, California working on the Washburn Fire File:N9125M 2022-07-16.jpg, 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 (2022), Oak Fire. and were based at the Mariposa-Yosemite Airport. File:N719HT-2022-07-24.jpg, N119HT on duty in Mariposa, California working on the Oak Fire (2022), Oak Fire File:N720HT-2022-07-24.jpg, N120HT on duty in Mariposa, California working on the Oak Fire (2022), Oak Fire

References

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External links

Aircraft Finder for Sikorsky H-54 (Tarhe) – AeroWeb

Military transport helicopters 1960s United States military transport aircraft, * 1960s United States helicopters Lists of surviving military aircraft, Sikorsky CH-54