The last of an initial order for Chinooks delivered March 3, 1978. Serial 74-22066 on the production line for paper work (but never worn), 147009 was returned to The US in 1992 as the type was retired.The helicopter was converted to a CH-47D in 1996 and delivered to the Royal Netherlands Air Force on March 2, 1996. Canada would begin re-equipping with Chinooks again in 2008 for commitments in Afghanistan, the first of which were 1960s aircraft that had been re-manufactured to CH-47D standard.

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Canada received eight CH-147s (CH-47Cs) from 1974, not counting one that crashed on its delivery flight. The seven survivors were sold to the Netherlands in 1993 and converted to CH-47D standard. Seen here with a British Gazelle, 147008 became D-666 in Dutch service. Canada took over some CH-47Ds from the US Army for duty in Afghanistan as CH-147Ds between 2008 and 2011. Then the first of 15 new CH-147Fs entered service in 2012. Photo from: Imperial War Museums