Troops boarding an RAF Chinook helicopter, via its rear loading ramp, under the guidance of an air loadmaster.

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Troops boarding an RAF Chinook helicopter, via its rear loading ramp, under the guidance of an air loadmaster. at the start of a tactical display at Biggin Hill Air SHow, 2010. The Boeing Chinook is a tandem rotor helicopter operated by the Royal Air Force. A series of variants based on the United States Army's CH-47 Chinook, the RAF Chinook fleet is the largest outside of the United States. RAF Chinooks have seen extensive service including fighting in the Falklands War, peace-keeping commitments in the Balkans, and action in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The Chinook HC2 aircraft, normally based at RAF Odiham, provides heavy-lift support and transport across all branches of the British armed forces, and is supported by the smaller, medium-lift helicopters such as the AgustaWestland Merlin HC3 and the Westland Puma HC1, based at RAF Benson and RAF Aldergrove.

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Size: 5050px × 3360px
Location: Biggin Hill Airport, Biggin Hill, Kent TN16 3BN, UK
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: guns, helicopter, military, ramp, solders, troops, wepons