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| The Boeing Vertol CH 47 Chinook, is a medium
transport/assault helicopter. The Chinook first entered service with the United
States Army in 1962, and proved of great value in the Vietnam War. Large numbers of
several variants of the Chinook have been built under licence by Elicotteri
Meridionali in Italy most of which have been exported. Apart from the US, all the
following countries operate the Chinook, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Egypt, Greece,
Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Spain, Tanzania,
Thailand, UK. |
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| The
Westland Sea King, is a multi-role and ASW helicopter. It is
a British built version of the Sikorsky S 61 helicopter. Westland have exported the
Sea King to at least eight countries. The Sea King is used by both The Royal Air
Force and the Royal Navy in the Search and Rescue role. The crews are highly
trained and have performed rescues under the most demanding conditions. |
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| The Sikorsky
S-58 and Westland Wessex have seen extensive service
world-wide since their introduction in the late 1950's. Aircraft from 22 squadron of
the Royal Airforce were often a very welcome sight for those in trouble in the mountains
of Wales. |
The Sikorsky
S-70 Black Hawk range is produced in multirole utility transport,
Comint and jamming, Combat and Search and Rescue versions. It is designed to operate
in all conditions with the minimum of maintenance. |
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| The Mil Mi 28 (Havoc) Combat helicopter is pictured
here at the 1989 Paris Airshow, this was the first occasion that this helicopter was seen
in the West. |
The Mil Mi 8/14/17 "Hip"
"Haze" "Hurrah" series of helicopters are all variations of basically
the same airframe. It serves at least forty of the worlds Airforces in numerious
roles. |
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| The
Aérospatiale Westland Gazelle has proved to be a useful and popular
light battlefield helicopter, and trainer.. |
The
Aérospatiale Westland Lynx has been produced in numerous Army and
Naval versions. It is among the fastest helicopters ever produced. |
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| This version
of the Aérospatiale SA 365 Dauphin is in service with the US Coast
Guard as a short-range recovery helicopter. |
The MBB BO 105 helicopter is a product of the German aviation
industry. It first flew in 1997 and has been a great export success. |
