Happy Sky Crane Day, May 9th, 1962

9 May 1962: The Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane, N325Y, prototype of a heavy-lift helicopter, made its first flight at Stratford, Connecticut. The Skycrane was a turbine-powered evolution of the piston-engined S-60. The United States Army bought six S-64s for evaluation, and then ordered 54 production aircraft, designated CH-54A Tarhe, and 35 CH-54Bs. Sikorsky produced 12 S-64E and Fs for the commercial helicopter market.

[@Scottheli99]

Smooth machine smoothly flown...and it has an authentic "scream" about it too!

[@victormontalbano4993]

Wow brother. You got that bird smooov !!! Love it

[@bobwhite8683]

That looks awesome!