Originally Posted by
BBadanov
The news link is wrong, the Australian Army hasn't operated the Chinook since 1973. But that is hardly surprising, as the source is the ABC.
The RAAF originally acquired the CH-47C in 1973. One was lost (with an RAF exchange pilot), and the remaining 11 were sold back to the US, in the late '80s I think.
Just to further muddy the murky waters, wasn't one of the issues with 'Army Aviation' back in the 70's that the Army paid for and owned the helicopter support fleet, but the RAAF operated them?
I thought that the Chooks were bought from the Army budget, regardless that the RAAF drove them
