Restored in the marks of the 273rd Aviation Company, Sanford Army Airfield, Long Binh, Vietnam around 1968. Previously gate guard for the museum, positioned as an archway that visitors walked under to reach the entrance.

In 1959, Sikorsky Aircraft began testing of a proof-of-concept heavy lift helicopter called the S-60. Initial tests proved successful and the U.S. Navy and Army showed interest in the concept. Sikorsky immediately began development of a more powerful version of the helicopter powered by two turbo-shaft engines. Designated the S-64 by Sikorsky and the H-54A by the U.S. Army, it made its first flight in May 1962. The U.S. Army named the helicopter Tarhe, but most people call them Skycranes. The CH-54 left military service in the early 1990s

The gate guard of the Pima Air and Space Museum, actually you walking beneath it if you are entering the museum grounds, what a nice welcome!

Delivered to the US Army in March 1968 as 68-18437. Loaned to the museum in January 1993.

It stands so tall, there is not much obstructing the view behind it.