The Chinook does not fly. It bullies the air out of its way.

The Royal Air Force has used numerous variants of the Boeing CH-47 Chinook since 1980, despite having placed and then cancelled an order for 15 Chinooks in 1967. Despite being owned by the RAF, the Chinooks are used in heavy-lift and transport roles across all branches of the British Armed Forces. Perhaps most notable are the Chinooks of No. 7 Squadron, which assist in special forces operations. Over the past 40 or so years, they have been used in a variety of theatres, first of all in the 1982 Falklands Conflict, and more recently in Afghanistan and Mali, where three RAF Chinooks assisted the ongoing French operation. The Chinook pictured here is one of the original thirty that was ordered in 1978, which was then returned to Boeing for upgrades in 1993 and for further upgrades in the early 2010s. It is anticipated that the Chinooks will remain in service with the RAF until the 2040s.

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