Ex Royal Thai Air Force. Serial on paper behind the windows.

From 298sq, detached to the HeliDetHol MINUSMA.

Operating as RFR7173 from EGVO to ENRY.

Operating as RFR7172 from EGVO to ENRY.

Performing a MEDEVAC mission for seven UN-troops injured in a convoy attack.

This was a CH-47A converted in 1969 to the BV-347 prototype as an entry for the Heavy Lift Helicopter (HLH) requirement, first flying at Vertol's test facility at Eddystone, PA in May 1970. Phase I changes included upgrades to CH-47C standards, four blade rotors, fuselage stretch, Phase II adding variable incidence wings for extra lift. Hydro-mechanical rotor controls were later replaced with a fly-by-wire system integrating wing and rotor controls automatically. Although successful the Army could not feasibly modify its entire Chinook fleet, but some improvements carried over to the CH-47D

ex Boeing test registration N37051,delivered to the RAF as HC1 on 20 January 1982 (with costruction number MA026), then converted to HC2 (with construction number M7005). Converted to HC4 by Vector Aerospace Ltd at Fleetlands in mid-2014 and eventually to cvtd to HC6A by Boeing at Boscombe Down in 2018.2019 timeframe. Redelivered as such on 8 May 2019. ZA714 was deployed in support of Operation Herrick to Kandahar and is seen here while landing. It's rotating door mounted M134 6 barrels minigun is pointing downwards. The gun has a high rate of fire, capable of 2,000-4,000 rpm of 7.62mm bullets

In the middle of nowhere of the province of Uruzgan, Afghanistan, a Dutch foward operating base, Camp Hadrian in Deh Rawod was established. The base, very often under attack of Taliban had a life-line with Dutch Chinooks and armed protection of Apaches which were based at Tarin Kowt (some 35 miles from Camp Hadrian, as the crow flies). Here D-661 landed at the Camp, to pick up a rotation of Task Force Uruzgan military. They were going home!