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Old 24th Oct 2019, 07:17
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Originally Posted by Coochycool
I thought Chinook was one of the few platforms we already had a decent amount of.

Is this in light of the carriers coming online?

Comments anyone?
​​​​​​The first ones we bought in the early '80s are still flying with over 10,000 hours on the airframes. Possibly time for some replacements, not extras.... That statement certainly reads like the same original buy if they're talking about a contract that quickly - it's only a year since the original announcement and we all know how quick MOD procurement is!
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