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RAF Chinook HC2 Helicopter
Images copyright © Paul Britton 2003. Click on the entry for a larger version
Description
The RAF's largest helicopter, tasked with support transport, can accommodate 54 equiped troops or a 10 tonne payload. The load bay is large enough to fit two Landrovers. Chinooks like this one were carried aboard HMS Ark Royal and Ocean in the recent Iraq War for landing Royal Marines
Location
Portsmouth Naval Dockyard, July 2003
