| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | ZA704 |
| Military Code: | BJ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing Vertol HC-1B Chinook |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing H-47 Chinook (234/347) |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing Vertol Chinook HC1 (352) |
| C/n (msn): | MA016/M7006 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 18 Sqn |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Breda - Gilze-RijenMap |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EHGR IATA: GLZ Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 2 February 1987 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 545543 |
| Photo Comment |
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Visiting Gilze Rijen in the early morning, together with a sister Chinook. This RAF Chinook was delivered on 30 August 1981 as a HC1, it was later converted to HC2. The heavy lift helicopter was damaged during a night training mission with Special Forces in Oman, 5 miles south of Seeb on 25 November 1999. It was flown back to Brize Norton on 13 Dec'99 aboard An-124 (RA-82046) and repaired at Fleetlands using parts of former a Argentinian Army CH-47C. It was converted to HC4 in 2014 and to HC6A in 2019. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 February 2023, and has since been viewed 551 times. |