Forces of Valor FOV821003A - Boeing Chinook HC Mk1 Helicopter Royal Air Force, No.7 Squadron, “Britforleb Task Force", Lebanon 1984 Price: £63.99 - Free UK P&P (RRP £69.99)

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FOV821003A - Boeing Chinook HC Mk1 Helicopter Royal Air Force, No.7 Squadron, “Britforleb Task Force", Lebanon 1984

A finely detailed, die-cast model replica of the iconic Boeing CH-47 Chinook HC Mk 1. This edition faithfully portrays the rotorcraft as operated by RAF No. 7 Squadron, commemorating its deployment under the Britforleb Task Force in Lebanon.

In March 1967, the United Kingdom placed an order for fifteen Boeing Vertol CH-47B Chinook to replace the Royal Air Force’s Bristol Belvedere HC.1 fleet. In British service the new aircraft was to be designated as the Chinook HC Mk 1 (also formatted as HC.1 or HC1) standing for Helicopter, Cargo Mark 1. However in November of that year, the order was cancelled in a review of defence spending.

UK Chinook procurement ambitions were revived in 1978 with the announcement of a requirement for a new heavy-lift helicopter to replace the Westland Wessex. Thirty Chinooks were ordered at a price of US$200 million. These helicopters, comparable to the CH-47C with Lycoming T55-L-11E engines, were again designated Chinook HC1, and entered service in December 1980. Eight more HC1 were delivered from 1984 to 1986, with the CH-47D’s Lycoming T55-L-712 turbo-shaft engines.