List of Boeing CH-47 Chinook operators

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

Operators

Australia

see: CH-47 in Australian service

Australian Army[1]

Canada

A Canadian CH-47F at RIAT 2017

Royal Canadian Air Force[1]

Republic of China

Egypt

Egyptian Air Force[1]

Greece

Greek Army[3][1]

India

Indian Air Force[1][4][5][6]

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

Indonesia

National Disaster Management Authority - Leased from Billings Flying Service.[7][8]

Iran

Islamic Republic of Iran Army[1]

Italy

Italian Army[1]

Japan

JGSDF's Kawasaki CH-47J

South Korea

Libya

Libyan Air Force[1]

Morocco

Royal Moroccan Air Force[1]

Netherlands

CH-47D of the Royal Netherlands Air Force

Royal Netherlands Air Force[10][1]

Saudi Arabia

Royal Saudi Land Forces (8 on order)[11]

Singapore

Republic of Singapore Air Force[1]
- 127 Squadron.[12]

Spain

Spanish Army Airmobile Force - operates 17 CH-47D aircraft, to be upgraded to the CH-47F standard in 2019.[1][13]

Turkey

Turkish Army

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Air Force[1][14]

United Kingdom

Royal Air Force[1]

72 built on licence, additional 16 ordered. 14 delivered and 2 to be delivered. 88 in total.[15]

United States

Billings Flying Service[16]
CHI Aviation[17][18]
Columbia Helicopters[19]
United States Army
Coulson Flying Tankers
Army National Guard[20]
Army Reserve[20]

Former operators

Argentina

Argentine Air Force Chinook H-93, Tecnópolis, 2012

Australia

Royal Australian Air Force[23]

Norway

CHC Helikopter Service[24]

South Vietnam

Republic of Vietnam Air Force[25]

Thailand

Royal Thai Army

United Kingdom

British Airways Helicopters[26][27]

United States

Vietnam

Vietnam People's Air Force[32]

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