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The Mojave (also known by the company designation S-56) was first developed as a troop transport aircraft for the United States Marine Corps. Design work began in 1951 and the first prototype, known as the XHR2S-1, first flew 18th December 1953. It entered service in July 1956 with the Marine Corps, and shortly after, with the Army, who ordered 94 examples as the H-37A, which were initially assigned to the 4th Medium Helicopter Transportation Company in February 1958.

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  • The Mojave (also known by the company designation S-56) was first developed as a troop transport aircraft for the United States Marine Corps. Design work began in 1951 and the first prototype, known as the XHR2S-1, first flew 18th December 1953. It entered service in July 1956 with the Marine Corps, and shortly after, with the Army, who ordered 94 examples as the H-37A, which were initially assigned to the 4th Medium Helicopter Transportation Company in February 1958.
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  • The Mojave (also known by the company designation S-56) was first developed as a troop transport aircraft for the United States Marine Corps. Design work began in 1951 and the first prototype, known as the XHR2S-1, first flew 18th December 1953. It entered service in July 1956 with the Marine Corps, and shortly after, with the Army, who ordered 94 examples as the H-37A, which were initially assigned to the 4th Medium Helicopter Transportation Company in February 1958. Four of these aircraft were used successfully in Vietnam for the purpose of recovering downed aircraft. At the time, the CH-37 was the largest American helicopter ever made, which allowed it to carry extremely large or heavy loads and assisted in this role. The Mojave also saw experimental use as a sky crane and AWACS aircraft. However, the aircraft had a relatively short service life, being retired by the late sixties due to its large and underpowered piston engines. The S-56 was replaced by the CH-47 Chinook by Boeing. A total of 154 were built, with only five surviving to the present day. The Sikorsky S-60 was a sky crane variant of the S-56, which, however, never entered operational status. The Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane was designed as an enlarged variant of the S-60, which managed to enter service.
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