RAF Chinook

The Royal Air Force is the second largest operator of the Boeing CH-47 Chinook of the 16 nations which use the type.

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Royal Air Force - Boeing - CH-47 Chinook

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RAF Chinook's have been widely deployed; serving in the Falklands War, Operation Desert Storm, large peace-keeping commitments in the Balkans, the evacuation of Sierra Leone, Afghanistan and the 2003 Iraq War. The RAF's Chinooks force also provides more routine support of the British Military, particularly in Northern Ireland. One Chinook is maintained as part of the Falklands Garrison.

Related Topics:
Falklands War - Operation Desert Storm - Balkans - Sierra Leone - Afghanistan - Northern Ireland - Falklands Garrison

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