
Former user of the CH-47C variant, the Canadian Armed Forces bought 6 Chinooks at $292 million from the US Army. Named CH-147D in canadian service ( 147201 / 147206 ), the aircraft were already deployed in Afghanistan and handed over in December 2008. Main base was X-Ray ramp out of Kandahar Airfield. On August 2009 it was announced that the Canadian government ordered 15 new built CH-47F with deliveries expected to occur between 2013 and 2014 On August 5, 2010 a CH-147 was brought down by enemy small arms fire and immediately burst into flames upon landing 20 km southwest of Kandahar city, Afghanistan. Eight of the 21 people aboard suffered minor injuries. On February 2011 was announced the five remaining CH-147 are to be sold as Afghan mission ends next June On May 15, 2011 four soldiers were injured, one of them seriously, when a CH-147 crashed on landing under moonlight in a remote part of Panjwaii district in southern Afghanistan. Five crew and about 25 soldiers along with a Canadian Press journalist were onboard when flipped onto its side CH-147D Facts and Risks While employed with the CHFA, the D-model Chinooks achieved the following milestones: - First flight: December 28, 2008 - Total passengers flown: 90,723 - Total cargo flown: 7,097,989 lbs - Total hours flown: 7084.5 - Last flight: July 30, 2011 Its the Royal Canadian Air Force who operate them in Canada, and the four surviors are now on their way to AMARC in Arizona, USA for storage. Unsure for how long. The army wants them in use, but the RCAF want to save money. Shows the need for the birds to be the army s alone ![]() |
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Afghanistan Air: six MI17s, six Chinooks and UAVs lease, 07-Aug-08 : Canada to enhance air assets in Afghanistan with the lease of medium helicopters and the purchase the CH-47D already in theatre |
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![]() | M.3284 | 147201: ![]() | ![]() US Army; 1997 7-101 AVN ![]() | |
![]() | M.3085 ![]() | 147202: ![]() | ![]() 1990 we had a class b accident in Saudi Arabia during D+ ![]() | |
M.3205 ![]() | 1963 | 147203: ![]() | ![]() ![]() March 2004 - March 2005: Deployed from Hawaii to Afgh+ ![]() scrapped serviceable components removed for F model pro+ ![]() Aug14 in Middletown Delaware USA along with 147204 bein+ ![]() | |
M.3058 | 147204: ![]() | ![]() 1990/1991 deployed on Op Desert Shield/Desert Storm wit+ ![]() Aug14 in Middletown Delaware USA along with 147203 bein+ ![]() | ||
![]() | M.3155 ![]() | 147205: ![]() | ![]() | |
M.3156 | 147206: ![]() | ![]() | ||
M.3215 | 147207: ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() Oct.2011 back to US Army, Kandahar Afghanistan; ex RCAF+ | ||