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Boeing-Vertol 234

1978 · Twin-engine turbine helicopter

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Boeing built a total of 13 Model 234 civil Chinook helicopters; 6 for British Airways Helicopters (BAH), 3 for Helikopter Services AS in Norway, 1 for Atlantic Richfield (ARCO), Alaska, and 3 for the Taiwanese Army. One BAH machine was written off in a crash in 1986, the remaining five being sold to CHI. Donald Trump briefly owned the single ARCO machine before selling it to Columbia Helicopters Intl. C-FHFH was a CHI machine leased to Helifor when it was written off in a crash in 1997. CHI now owns 8 of the 13 Boeing 234s produced. The Taiwanese Army transferred its three to the Taiwan Forest Service who further leased them to Air Asia for passenger, cargo, SAR, and fire-fighting work.
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Derivatives & Versions

234ER 1978 One built for Atlantic Richfield (ARCO), Alaska for oil platform support.
234LR 1980 Six built for British Airways Helicopters (BAH) and two built for Helikopter Services, AS of Norway.
234UT 1982 Columbia Helicopters Intl conversion of nine 234ER/LR airframes to utility configuration.
234MLR 1984 Three built for Taiwan Army (ostensibly to assuage PRC sensibilities about selling a military Chinook to Taiwan).
234Combi 1996 Boeing designed Combi passenger/freight version of 234.

Operators

1984- US Columbia Helicopters