A CH-47F prepares to lift an M777A2 howitzer at the Cultana Training Area. defence/cpl nunu campos

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The Foxtrot Chinook settles into Army service

The Australian Army’s 5 Aviation Regiment (5 Avn) based at Townsville in north Queensland is steadily ramping up the operational capabilities of its new Boeing CH-47F Chinook medium-lift helicopter fleet.

The 10 new Chinooks of C Squadron replaced seven older CH-47D models in 2015 and 2016, and these operate alongside 19 Airbus Helicopters MRH-90 Taipans of A and B Squadrons (see Australian Aviation, Oct 2017).

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