Corgi Aviation Archive AA34204 Boeing-Vertol Chinook HC.I, RAF 'Gulf War', 1991
£79.99
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Corgi Aviation Archive 1/72 Scale - Thunder in the Skies - Modern Day Military Air Power Series
AA34204 Boeing-Vertol Chinook HC.I, RAF 'Gulf War', 1991
Limited Edition
During the 1991 Gulf War with Iraq, the Chinooks were responsible for transporting army personnel and equipment prior to and during the land war. With the start of the land battle, Chinooks ferried three thousand five hundred POWs to rear camps, eighty-five at a time.
Chinook Squadron Middle East flew one thousand hours and lifted over a million kilograms of freight in the first seven weeks of operations -84 of the total carried by all UK support helicopters, including RN Sea Kings. ZD982 was one of the task force and was delivered to the RAF in 1985. It initially served with 240 OCU at Odiham, Hants, before being transferred to No. 18 Squadron prior to the Gulf War.
Following its return to the UK, it was returned to Boeing's Philadelphia plant for upgrade conversion to CH-47D/HC.Mk.2 standard and continued to serve with No. 18 Squadron at RAF Odiham, Hants.
The model is in excellent condition. All listing photographs are of the model offered for sale and form part of the description.