List of Boeing CH-47 Chinook operators

This is a list of military units using the Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter.

Operators

 Australia

A Royal Australian Air Force CH-47C lifting the wreckage of an A-20 Boston

• Australian Army^[1]

 Canada

• Royal Canadian Air Force^[1]

 Republic of China

• Republic of China Army^[1]
• National Fire Agency ^[2]

 Egypt

• Egyptian Air Force^[1]

 Greece

• Greek Army^[1]

 India

• Indian Air Force (15 on order)^[1][3]

 Iran

JGSDF's Kawasaki CH-47J

• Islamic Republic of Iran Army^[1]

 Italy

• Italian Army^[1]

 Japan

• Japan Air Self-Defense Force^[1]
• Japan Ground Self-Defense Force^[1]

 South Korea

• Republic of Korea Air Force^[1]
• Republic of Korea Army^[1][4]

 Libya

• Libyan Air Force ^[1]

 Morocco

• Royal Moroccan Air Force ^[1]

 Netherlands

CH-47D of the Royal Netherlands Air Force

• Royal Netherlands Air Force ^[1]

 Singapore

• Republic of Singapore Air Force ^[1]
  • 127 Squadron.^[5]

 Spain

• Spanish Army Airmobile Force ^[1]

 Thailand

• Royal Thai Army^[1]

 Turkey

• Turkish Army (11 on order)^[6]

 United Arab Emirates

• United Arab Emirates Air Force ^[1][7]

 United Kingdom

RAF Chinook HC.2 'ZA674'

• Royal Air Force^[1]

 United States

• Columbia Helicopters^[8]
• Billings Flying Service^[9]
• CHI Aviaiton, formerly known as Construction Helicopters, Inc.^[10]
• United States Army^[1]
  • 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ^[11]
• Army National Guard^[12]
• Army Reserve^[12]

Former operators

 Argentina

• Argentine Air Force^[13]
• Argentine Army ^[14]

 Australia

Argentine Air Force Chinook H-93, Tecnópolis, 2012

• Royal Australian Air Force^[15]

 Norway

• CHC Helikopter Service ^[16]

 South Vietnam

• South Vietnamese Air Force^[17]

 United Kingdom

• British Airways Helicopters ^[18][19]

 United States

• Era Helicopters^[18][20]
• NASA ^[21]
• Trump Airlines^[22][23]

 Vietnam

• Vietnam People's Air Force^[24]

References

1. "World Air Forces 2014" (PDF). Flightglobal Insight. 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
2. "National Airborne Service Corps (NASC)". taiwanairpower.org. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
3. "Boeing bags $1bn IAF chopper deal". indiatimes.com. Oct 30, 1012. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
4. "Boeing Vertol CH-47 Chinook". Demand media. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
5. Gunner, Jerry (November 2011). "Chinook at 50 - World Wokka Operators - Republic of Singapore Air Force". Air Forces Monthly. Vol. 284 (Key Publishing Ltd). p. 88 (pp.84–90). ISSN 0955-7091.
6. http://defence-blog.com/news/boeing-to-showcase-the-first-of-11-ch-47f-chinook-cargo-helicopters-produced-for-turkish-army.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
7. "Boeing Vertol CH-47 Chinook". Demand media. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
8. "Columbia Model 234 UT". colheli.com. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
9. "Chinook CH-47D". Retrieved 20 June 2015.
10. "Army Chinooks to enter commercial service with three operators". MHM Publishing. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
11. "Rotorcraft Systems Special Operations Aircraft" (PDF). boeing.com. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
12. "Boeing CH-47D/F". Boeing.com. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
13. "Fuerza Aerea Argentina CH-47C". Retrieved 31 July 2014.
14. "Comando de Aviacion de Ejercito Argentino CH-47C". Retrieved 12 February 2013.
15. "Royal Australian Air Force CH-47C". Retrieved 12 February 2013.
16. "Helikopter Serviceboeing-vertol 234LR". Retrieved 12 February 2013.
17. "World Air Forces 1971 pg 940". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
18. "40th Years Retrospective: The Helicopter Industry’s [Heyday]". aviationtoday.com. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
19. "British Airways Helicopters Boeing 234L". Retrieved 12 February 2013.
20. "Era's History". erahelicopters.com. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
21. SP-3300 Flight Research at Ames, 1940–1997 "SP-3300 Flight Research at Ames, 1940-1997" Check |url= value (help). nasa.gov. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
22. "The Donald Fired The CH-47 Chinook In 1991!". aviationintel.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
23. "Trump airlines". Retrieved 20 December 2012.
24. "World Air Forces 1987 pg 105". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.

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