@royalairforcemuseum: Look inside our Chinook HC2 👀 Originally developed for the US Army, the prototype Chinook first flew in 1961. It is an extremely versatile tandem rotor, heavy lift helicopter, and can carry up to 55 troops or ten tons of freight. The first RAF Chinooks were delivered in 1980 and are used for heliborne assault, carrying personnel, replenishing supplies, battlefield casualty evacuation and for transporting internal or underslung loads. This Chinook has been modified to represent Bravo November, the only Chinook to survive the Falklands Conflict and which is on display at the RAF Museum Midlands. Four of its pilots have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
