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Air Force Pilots Conduct First Flight of New Combat Rescue Helicopter

Air Force Pilots Conduct First Flight of New Combat Rescue Helicopter
The Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter. (Sikorsky)

Air Force pilots conducted their first flight of the Sikorsky [LMT] HH-60W, slated to be the service’s new combat rescue helicopter to replace the aging HH-60G Pave Hawks. The 413th Flight Test Squadron flew the new model at Sikorsky’s Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 11, according to the Air Force. “Our entire team has been focused on bringing together a lot of moving parts to get here today,” said Lt. Col. Wayne Dirkes, 413th FLTS…

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