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| Chinook | |
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 A Royal Air Force Chinook HC.2 |
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| Type | Cargo helicopter |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Helicopters |
| Maiden flight | 1961-09-21 |
| Introduced | 1962 |
| Status | Active service |
| Primary user | Royal Air Force |
| Developed from | CH-46 Sea Knight |
| Variants | CH-47 Chinook |
The Royal Air Force is the second largest operator of the Boeing CH-47 Chinook (34 airframes) of the 16 nations that use the type.
RAF Chinooks have been widely deployed; serving in Operation CORPORATE (Falklands War), Operation GRANBY (Gulf 1991), large peace-keeping commitments in the Balkans, the evacuation of Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, Operation TELIC (Iraq 2003-), and the evacuation from Lebanon. The RAF's Chinook force also provides more routine support of the British Military, particularly in Operation BANNER (Northern Ireland). Two Chinooks are maintained as part of the Falklands Garrison.
