This uncoded RAF Chinook is here seen assigned to 1310 Flight, that operated Chinooks in Afghanistan's Helmand Province for Operation Herrick and Kandahar Province supporting the International Security Assistance Force on Operation Toral. The flight had eight Chinooks under its control. In November 2014 five of these were returned to the UK and the three remaining were moved to Kabul to support the personnel training the Afghan Army.

Returning from a tasking at the G8 Summit, this 18 Squadron Chinook wears special 90th Anniversary markings.

Rotors spinning, preparing for departure