Engineering:List of Boeing CH-47 Chinook operators

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This is a list of military units using the Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter.

Operators

 Afghanistan

  • Taliban - The United States left behind several Chinook helicopters in the withdrawal from Afghanistan.[1]

 Australia

see: CH-47 in Australian service

  • Australian Army[2]

 Canada

A Canadian CH-47F at RIAT 2017

 Republic of China

  • Republic of China Army[2]
  • National Fire Agency[3]

 Egypt

 Greece

 India

Indian CH-47F(I) helicopters at Air Force Station, Chandigarh

 Indonesia

  • National Disaster Management Authority - Leased from Billings Flying Service.[8][9]

 Iran

  • Islamic Republic of Iran Army[2]

 Italy

  • Italian Army[2]

 Japan

JGSDF's Kawasaki CH-47J
  • Japan Air Self-Defense Force[2]
  • Japan Ground Self-Defense Force[2]

 South Korea

 Libya

 Morocco

 Netherlands

 Saudi Arabia

  • Royal Saudi Land Forces (8 on order)[12]

 Singapore

 Spain

  • Spanish Army Airmobile Force - operates 17 CH-47D aircraft, to be upgraded to the CH-47F standard in 2019.[2][14]

 Thailand

  • Royal Thai Army[2]

 Turkey

 United Arab Emirates

 United Kingdom

Main page: Engineering:Boeing Chinook (UK variants)

72 built on licence, additional 16 ordered. 14 delivered and 2 to be delivered. 88 in total.[16]

 United States

  • Billings Flying Service[17]
  • CHI Aviation[18][19]
  • Columbia Helicopters[20]
  • United States Army
  • Coulson Flying Tankers
  • Army National Guard[21]
  • Army Reserve[21]

Former operators

 Argentina

Argentine Air Force Chinook H-93, Tecnópolis, 2012

 Australia

 Norway

  • CHC Helikopter Service[25]

 South Vietnam

 United Kingdom

 United States

 Vietnam

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