The Chinook HC.6 was first ordered in 2009. The initial request for 24 aircraft was later reduced to 14.
14 serials reserved for new airframes, ZK550-ZK563, with deliveries due to commence in 2015. The 14th and final airframe was delivered to the RAF in early Dec 2015.
A second batch of 14 new build H-47(ER) was ordered in 2021 for deliveries beginning in 2023.
For a summary of the Chinook in RAF service, please follow this link.
Units |
Years | Units | Base |
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2015- | 28 Squadron | RAF Benson |
2015- | PCOCU | RAF Benson |
2014- | 7 Squadron | RAF Odiham |
List of Aircraft |
C/N | Mod | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |||
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M.4454 | ch-47d | 1997 | ZH891 ch-47f HC.6A 27 Sq by Apr 2018 | N20075: Boeing toward ZH891 | |||
M.7701 | 2012 | ZK550 RAF Chinook HC.6 f/f 15mar13 as N701UK at Philadelphia, USA | N701UK: RAF Chinook Mk6 reg Dec12 Jul13 at Casa Grande regional airport, AZ | ||||
M.7702 | 2013 | ZK551 ex N702UK, Mode S code A95DC8. Built as Chinook HC.6 | |||||
M.7703 | 2012 | ZK552 ex N703UK, Chinook HC.6, del RAF Odiham Dec 2013 | N703UK: Built as Chinook HC.6 for RAF | ||||
M.7704 | ZK553 ex N700UK, Mode S code A9565A. Built as Chinook HC.6, del RAF Aug 2014. | N700UK: Manufacturer test serial. To UK | |||||
M.7705 | 2012 | ZK554 ex N705UK, Mode S code A968ED. Built as Chinook HC.6 | |||||
M.7706 | ZK555 ex N706UK, Mode S code A96CA4. Built as Chinook HC.6 | ||||||
M.7707 | ZK556 ex N707UK, Mode S code A9705B. Built as Chinook HC.6. Shipped by sea to Liverpoo... | ||||||
M.7708 | ZK557 ex N708UK, Mode S code A97412. Built as Chinook HC.6 Shipped by sea to Liverpoo... | ||||||
M.7709 | ZK558 ex N709UK, Mode S code A977C9. Built as Chinook HC.6 | ||||||
M.7710 | ZK559 ex N710UK, Mode S code A97DD9. Built as Chinook HC.6 | ||||||
M.7711 | ZK560 ex N711UK, Mode S code A98190. Built as Chinook HC.6 | ||||||
M.7712 | ZK561 ex N712UK. Built as Chinook HC.6, arrived UK Oct 2015 | N712UK: Test registration, by Jun 2012. For RAF. | |||||
M.7713 | ZK562 ex N713UK, Built as Chinook HC.6 | N713UK: Manufacturers test serial; for UK | |||||
M.7714 | 2012 | ZK563 ex N714UK, Mode S code A98CB5. Built as Chinook HC.6, del RAF Dec 2015 | N714UK: Manufacturer test serial. To UK. |