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Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe

CH-54 Tarhe
A CH-54A carrying a "Daisy Cutter" parachute bomb
General information
TypeHeavy-lift cargo helicopter
ManufacturerSikorsky Aircraft Erickson (1992-)
StatusRetired
Primary userUnited States Army
Number built105
History
First flight9 May 1962
Retired1970s (US Army)
1993 (National Guard)[1]
VariantsS-64 Skycrane

The Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe is an American twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter designed by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Army. It is named after Tarhe, an 18th-century chief of the Wyandot Indian tribe whose nickname was "The Crane".[2] The civilian version is the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Chandler 1994 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Tarhe". Ohio History Central.

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