Spectacular Images Of The Boeing CH-47 Chinook Helicopter

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew assigned to Task Force Flying Dragon, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares for a flight at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 1, 2017. The Flying Dragons are preparing to assume their mission with U.S. Forces Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and Resolute Support Mission.

A U.S. Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew assigned to Task Force Flying Dragon, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares for a flight at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. These CH-47 Chinook images were photographed by military veterans and service members. 

U.S. Army Hawaii National Guard 171st Aviation crew conducted an orientation flight in CH-47F Chinook helicopters for new Recruitment Sustainment Program soldiers from the 298th Regional Training Institute, Bellows Air Force Station, Waimanalo Hawaii.

U.S. Army Hawaii National Guard 171st Aviation crew conducted an orientation flight in CH-47F Chinook helicopters at Bellows Air Force Station, Waimanalo Hawaii.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division load onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to Task Force Flying Dragon, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division during training at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 1, 2017. The Cavalry troopers provide a ready response force for downed aircraft, and the training focused on preparing them to assume their mission in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and Resolute Support Mission.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division load onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance Battalion), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, board a CH-47F chinook helicopter during maneuvers training exercise at 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 15, 2017.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance Battalion), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, board a CH-47F Chinook helicopter.

An aircrew aboard a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., flies up the northern Oregon Coast carrying a 14,000 pound buoy toward the Coast Guard base at Tongue Point in Astoria, Ore.,Dec. 12, 2016. The Chinook aircrew assisted the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Fir in recovering the beached buoy from just south of the entrance to Tillamook Bay. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.

An aircrew aboard a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., flies up the northern Oregon coast carrying a 14,000 pound buoy. These CH-47 Chinook images were photographed by military veterans and service members. 

A CH-47 Chinook Helicopter from Hotel Company, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, "Big Windy", hovers as it awaits the go ahead from Soldiers of the the 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 2nd Signal Brigade, as part of sling load and air operations training, March 23, 2016, at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany.

A CH-47 Chinook Helicopter from Hotel Company, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, “Big Windy”, hovers as it awaits the go ahead from Soldiers of the the 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 2nd Signal Brigade, as part of sling load and air operations training.

A CH-47F Chinook helicopter assigned to 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade maneuvers with a sling loaded M1114 Up-Armored Humvee from 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team during a sling load training event at Saunders pick-up zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 4.

A CH-47F Chinook helicopter assigned to 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade maneuvers with a sling loaded M1114 Up-Armored Humvee.

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment prepares to land at the indigenous village of Piedra Mesa, Telire region of Talamanca, Limón, Costa Rica. Operation Pura Vida, a joint humanitarian mission and Medical Readiness Training Exercise, brought 16 doctors, nurses, dentists and other specialists from Joint Task FOrce-Bravo, joined 30 Costa Rican physicians to provide basic healthcare services to approximately 300 residents of the village.

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment prepares to land at the indigenous village of Piedra Mesa, Telire region of Talamanca, Limón, Costa Rica.

A Sailor places chocks and chains on a U.S. Army CH-57F Chinook helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41). Whidbey Island is deployed with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

A Sailor places chocks and chains on a U.S. Army CH-57F Chinook helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41). These CH-47 Chinook images were photographed by military veterans and service members. 

A South Carolina Army National Guard (SCARNG) CH-47F Chinook helicopter flies on the Hudson River, in proximity of Manhattan and Empire State Building, Aug. 18, 2016, Manhattan, New York, NY. The helicopter escorted its predecessor, CH-47D "Guard Copter 368" during its last mission. Assigned to Detachment 1, Company B, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, 59th Aviation Troop Command, call-sign “Guard Copter 368” is one of the few CH-47D built as “true D-models,” at the end of the First Gulf War. "368" served with Det. 1 for the last ten years, both in support of state operations and during the unit deployments to Afghanistan, in 2009 and 2013; during its service, “368” earned a reputation for reliability and sturdiness among the unit’s pilots, maintainers and crew-chiefs. Its last mission started on August 16, from SCARNG Army Aviation Support Facility n. 2, Greenville, SC, and included a stop at Fort Drum, NY, where Det.1 received the newer F-model Chinook, "793," from Company B, 3-10 GSAB “Colossal,” 10th CAB, 10th Mountain (Infantry Light) Division. 793 and 368 resumed the cross-country flight on Friday, Aug. 18, as a two-ship formation, and ended (for 368) at Summit Aviation, Middletown, New Castle County, DE, where 368 will be resold as an airworthy aircraft, through an auction, to either a foreign-military or a private operator. 793 is one of six CH-47F Chinook helicopters Det.1 is in the process of receiving from 3-10th GSAB, as a replacement for its (retiring) older aircrafts.

A South Carolina Army National Guard (SCARNG) CH-47F Chinook helicopter flies on the Hudson River, in proximity of Manhattan and Empire State Building.

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division walk off a Ch-47 Chinook tailgate from 1,500 feet above Sicily Drop Zone as part of a reenlistment Jump at Fort Bragg, N.C., March 11, 2016. In appreciation of their commitment to continued service in the United States Army, 82 Soldiers were given the opportunity to earn German parachutist badges following the ceremony by conducting a helicopter jump led by a German Jumpmaster.

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division walk off a Ch-47 Chinook tailgate from 1,500 feet above Sicily Drop Zone as part of a reenlistment jump at Fort Bragg, N.C.

U.S. Army Hawaii National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 James P. Cobb-Adams conducts pre-flight inspections of a CH-47F Chinook Helicopter at Wheeler Army Airfield, Wahiawa, Hawaii March 5, 2017. National Guard 171st Aviation crew conducted an orientation flight for new soldiers of the Recruitment Sustainment Program from the 298th Regional Training Institute, Bellows Air Force Station, Waimanalo Hawaii.

U.S. Army Hawaii National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 James P. Cobb-Adams conducts pre-flight inspections of a CH-47F Chinook Helicopter at Wheeler Army Airfield, Wahiawa, Hawaii. These CH-47 Chinook images were photographed by military veterans and service members. 

Troopers assigned to Archer Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, with support from 12th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helicopter crews conduct sling load training with M777 Howitzers as part of the Squadron’s Artillery Systems Cooperation Activities at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area Germany, March 22, 2016.

Troopers assigned to Archer Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, with support from 12th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helicopter crews conduct sling load training with M777 Howitzers.

A 12th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew assists Troopers assigned to Archer Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, during sling load training with M777 Howitzers as part of the Squadron’s Artillery Systems Cooperation Activities at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area Germany, March 22, 2016.

A 12th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew assists Troopers assigned to Archer Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialst 1st Class Chris Williamson photographs a U.S. Army CH-47F helicopter as it lands on the amphibious dock transport ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20) during exercise Cobra Gold off the coast of Thailand, Feb 21, 2017. Cobra Gold is the largest theater security cooperation exercise in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and is an integral part of the U.S. commitment to strengthen engagement in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chad M. Butler

U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialst 1st Class Chris Williamson photographs a U.S. Army CH-47F helicopter as it lands on the amphibious dock transport ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20) during exercise Cobra Gold off the coast of Thailand.

U.S. Army Sgt. Timothy Pinelli and Spc. Charles Coleman, Jr., Detachment 1, Company B, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, perform in-flight checks aboard of a CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift cargo helicopter in Greenville, South Carolina, Nov. 10, 2016. The crew and the aircraft have been tasked to support the South Carolina Forestry Commission in containing a remote fire near the top of Pinnacle Mountain in Pickens County, South Carolina.

U.S. Army Sgt. Timothy Pinelli and Spc. Charles Coleman, Jr., Detachment 1, Company B, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, perform in-flight checks aboard of a CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift cargo helicopter in Greenville, South Carolina. These CH-47 Chinook images were photographed by military veterans and service members. 

An aircrew aboard a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., prepares to take the load of a 14,000 pound buoy that washed ashore just south of the entrance to Tillamook Bay, in Garibaldi, Ore., Dec. 12, 2016. The Army aircrew assisted the Coast Guard in recovering the beached buoy that normally marks the navigable channel into Tillamook Bay. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.

An aircrew aboard a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., prepares to take the load of a 14,000 pound buoy that washed ashore just south of the entrance to Tillamook Bay, in Garibaldi, Ore.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance Battalion), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, observe the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area from the tailgate of a CH-47F Chinook during maneuvers training exercise, Germany, March 15, 2017.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance Battalion), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, observe the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area from the tailgate of a CH-47F Chinook during maneuvers training exercise.

A Chinook helicopter attached to Task Force Reaper flies in support of a Regional Command North mission.

A Chinook helicopter attached to Task Force Reaper flies in support of a Regional Command North mission.

Troopers assigned to Archer Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, with support from a 12th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook Helicopter crew, conduct sling load training with M777 Howitzers during the Squadron’s Artillery Systems Cooperation Activities at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area Germany, March 21, 2016.

Troopers assigned to Archer Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, with support from a 12th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook Helicopter crew, conduct sling load training with M777 Howitzers. These CH-47 Chinook images were photographed by military veterans and service members.  

A South Carolina Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift cargo helicopter assigned to Detachment 1, Company B, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion and crew based in Greenville, South Carolina support the South Carolina Forestry Commission to contain a remote fire near the top of Pinnacle Mountain in Pickens County, South Carolina, Nov. 17, 2016. The aircraft is equipped with a Bambi Bucket, which can be filled with any available water to be transported and dumped on the fire.

A South Carolina Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift cargo helicopter assigned to Detachment 1, Company B, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion and crew based in Greenville, South Carolina support the South Carolina Forestry Commission. You might also like remarkable images of the CH-53 Super Stallion. See all military aircraft images.