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USAF releases Global Hawk crash report

… of Iran Air Force/11th Helicopter Transport Squadron T: CH-47C Chinook While making a forced landing near Karaj, the … in Magadan. The IRIAF 11th Helicopter Transport Squadron CH-47C following its forced landing near Karaj. D: Sep 13 …

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RAF Chinooks arrive in Mali

… A Chinook HC5 in Mali. The aircraft is apparently equipped with … IR countermeasures and Miniguns. Crown Copyright THREE RAF Chinook helicopters from RAF Odiham, Hampshire, have begun …

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New Indian helos take flight

… for the Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) new AH-64E Apache and CH-47F(I) Chinook. The inaugural flight of the Apache took place at the … facility. The IAF is receiving 22 AH-64E and 15 CH-47F(I) helicopters from Boeing and delivery of both types …

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MILITARY UK AIRPOWER

… of key partners, for example the United States. Apache and Chinook are good examples of this. JHC’s objective is to … long-term rotary capability will be based around Apache, Chinook, Merlin, Puma HC2 and the Wildcat AH1 supported by … comprised 14 HC4s, eight HC5s and 14 HC6s (essentially, CH-47F platforms itted with UK-speciic equipment), which were …

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Canadian CH-147Fs and CH-146s in Mali

… An RCAF CH-146 approaches Camp Castor on July 23 while working up for … March 19 that it would deploy the ATF – comprising three CH-147F Chinook and five CH-146 Griffon helicopters, along with 250 …

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Puma and Chinook arrive at Newark Air Museum

… – Aérospatiale Puma HC.1 XW208 and Boeing Vertol Chinook HC.1 ZA717. The Puma was the first to arrive, its … secure this early example of an under represented type.” Chinook HC.1 ZA717 is delivered to its new home on February 22. On February 22, it was joined by the Chinook, which also came from Cranwell in a move carried out …

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Dutch Helicopter Command marks first decade

CH-47D D-103 of 298 Squadron during a DHC exercise with Dutch … four types currently operated by the DHC – AS532U2 Cougar, CH-47D/F Chinook, AH-64D Apache and NH90 NFH. After a study by the …

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Chinook Arrives at Newark

Chinook HC1 ZA717 arriving at the musuem on February 22. … Air Museum has purchased and moved the fuselage of Boeing Chinook HC1 ZA717 from RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, to the … aviation museum in the UK to acquire and display an RAF Chinook. The helicopter had been used to train loadmasters in …

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F-15X: another American X-plane?

… as part of a package that could also include Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters, Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotors and …

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Singapore’s Chinooks arrive in Australia

… One of the ten Boeing CH-47SD Chinooks operated by 127 Sqn RSAF at Sembawang is … Nigel Pittaway Five Republic of Singapore Air Force Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopters have taken up residence at the Australian …

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Operation ‘Kiwi Clean’

… Crown Copyright A ROYAL Air Force Chinook helped in the recent effort to smarten up the … of Bulford, on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire. On June 29, Chinook HC6A ZH891 and its crew lifted 100 tonnes of chalk up … Bulford awaiting transport home after World War One. The Chinook made six lifts in almost 30°C (86°F) heat. The bags …

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PEGASUS DELIVERY DATE SETTLED

… Wing at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts. BLOCK II CHINOOK ENTERS FINAL ASSEMBLY FINAL ASSEMBLY OF the first Block II CH-47F began at Boeing’s Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, facility … Anchorage (LPD 23) and dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), which make up the Essex Amphibious Ready Group. The …

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‘APPARITION FROM THE PAST’

… 5, 1979, the aircraft was slung under a 450 Squadron CH-147 Chinook helicopter and transported to Mount Hope. The flight … setting a new record for distance and weight lifted by a Chinook. LONG ROAD Restoring an Avro Lancaster to fly would …

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Surprise competition

… Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, Boeing AH-64E Apache and Boeing CH-47F Chinook – are going to be in service up to 2060. In …

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ALASKAN AIR BATTLES

… of three companies flying the UH-60A/L Black Hawk and CH-47F Chinook. The 1st Battalion, 25th Attack Reconnaissance … targeting pods and ASQ-213 HARM Targeting System pods. CH-47F 07-08725 of B Company 1-52nd AVN, taxies out for a …