First CH-53E with glass cockpit makes maiden flight Posted on December 13, 2010 by alert5 The first CH-53E helicopter equipped with a new glass cockpit and avionics upgrade flew for the first time Nov. 10, on the U.S. Marine Corps’ 235th birthday. U.S. Navy photo Related posts (Automatically Generated): GAU-21 deploys with UH-1Y First West Coast MV-22 squadron activated VMA-223 pilots return from 24th MEU C-17s delivers M1A1s to Afghanistan Valiant Shield 2010 to begin Lockheed Martin delivers prototype JATAS