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Aircraft reference

N218AC

CH-54A Tarhe S-64E · Erickson

Helicopter bombersGreece
Photograph of N218AC

Jerry Gunner from Lincoln, UK · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Identity

Mission
Helicopter bombers
Registration
N218AC
Mode-S address
A1D73D
ICAO type
S64
Model
CH-54A Tarhe S-64E
Manufacturer
Sikorsky
Operator
Erickson
Country of registration
United States

Erickson S-64 Aircrane on seasonal contract in Greece.

About the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane

Water-bombing helicopter

It uses a suspended bucket or an installed tank to take water from a nearby source and place short, precise drops, including in steep or confined terrain. Depending on its configuration, it may also move crews, equipment, or rescue teams.

What this type can do

The S-64 Aircrane is a purpose-equipped heavy helitanker with a tank of about 10,000 litres. A hover or sea snorkel can refill it in well under a minute, combining a large load with precise, repeatable drops.

This describes the type’s usual firefighting capability; it does not prove what this aircraft is carrying or doing now.

Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane

The Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane is an American twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter. It is the civilian version of the United States Army's Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe heavy lifter.

ICAO type · S64

Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Photographs

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    Phil Vabre · GFDL · Wikimedia Commons

  • Photograph of the aircraft

    Lukas Schmid · All rights reserved · Planespotters.net

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Photography

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Registries & airframe records

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Type reference

  • ICAO type S64ICAO Doc 8643 entry: designator, wake category, engines.
Reference data assembled on July 27, 2026 from adsbdb, hexdb.io, Wikimedia Commons, Planespotters. Run pnpm fetch:aircraft --refresh to rebuild it.