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Chinook HC1 of Royal Air Force, 1982. In March 1967, the United Kingdom placed an order for fifteen Boeing Vertol CH-47B Chinook to replace the Royal Air Force's Bristol Belvedere HC.1 fleet. In British service the new aircraft was to be designated as the Chinook HC Mk 1 (also formatted as HC.1 or HC1) standing for Helicopter, Cargo Mark 1. [6]
On 13 May 1986 ZA715 a Boeing Chinook HC1 of No. 1310 Flight flew into high ground in the Falkland Islands during a snowstorm, three killed including one Gurkha passenger. [50] On 5 November 1986 XS518 a Westland Wessex HC5 of 84 Squadron flew into the sea at Limassol Bay, Cyprus, and sank.
The HU designation was the first designation created for Navy helicopter squadrons. It was created in 1948 with the establishment of the Navy's first two operational helicopter squadrons: "Utility" squadrons One and Two (HU-1 and HU-2).
Information on aircraft gives the type, and if available, the serial number of the operator in italics, the constructors number, also known as the manufacturer's serial number (c/n), exterior codes in apostrophes, nicknames (if any) in quotation marks, flight callsign in italics, and operating units.
Bravo November has had a distinguished career within the Royal Air Force serving in every conflict of the last 30 years and has seen four of its pilots awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for actions whilst at the controls of the aircraft.
From left to right: the service dress blue rating badge for a special warfare operator first class and a boatswain's mate second class. United States Navy ratings are general enlisted occupations used by the U.S. Navy since the 18th century, which denote the specific skills and abilities of the sailor.
March 22nd 2021 (-2025 five year) UK Strategic Defence Review states that 9 Chinook helo's are to be withdrawn (along will all 20 Puma HC2's, to be replaced with: "a new single variant Medium Lift...
HC1, HC-1 or HC.1 may refer to: Helicopter. HC-1 (Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1), a former helicopter squadron of the US Navy; Boeing-Vertol HC-1, a large ...