Helicopter Refueling Accident in Mid Air Sea Stallion CH 53E Cuts Fuel Probe to KC 135 Stratotanker

A Sea Stallion CH-53E Helicopter in a Mid Air Refueling Accident, which cuts the Fuel Probe with a KC-135 Stratotanker. This short but revealing video clip shows how robust the rotor blades are of this Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is the biggest and heaviest helicopter in the United States military. It was developed from the CH-53 Sea Stallion, principally by adding a third engine, a seventh blade to the main rotor and canting the tail rotor by 20 degrees. It is operated by the USMC United States Marine Corps and currently there are about 152 CH-53E helicopters in service. Although not fully in shot the aerial fuel tanker looks like a KC-135 Stratotanker. The KC-135 was the US Air Force’s first jet-powered refueling tanker and replaced the KC-97 Stratotanker. Although the Stratotanker was initially used to refuel strategic bombers, it was later used in the Vietnam War and later conflicts including Operation Desert Storm to extend the range and endurance of US f