These are the first images of the Indian Air Force’s first CH-47F Chinook heavylift helicopter arriving at the Mundra port in Gujarat this morning. The helicopter will be assembled here before being flown in stops to the Chandigarh Air Force base where the squadron will be based. The delivery on a merchant vessel today is weeks ahead of schedule — the first Chinook was to arrive by March this year. 14 more Chinooks will follow as part of a September 2015 deal for 15 Chinooks.
Here’s Livefist’s detailed recent report on preparations for the Chinook at Chandigarh. Similar deliveries of the AH-64E Apache are expected shortly. The first Chinook was transferred to the Indian Air Force in Philadelphia earlier this month:
First @Boeing_In CH-47F Chinook transferred to the Indian Air Force in Philadelphia yesterday. Pictures from the transfer ceremony. @IndianEmbassyUS pic.twitter.com/jJ59iQk4l3
— Livefist (@livefist) February 1, 2019
Indian Air Force crews have been training in Delaware for the Chinook.
IAF aircrews begin training on @Boeing_In Chinook helicopters at Delaware, USA. Four pilots & four flight engineers in initial conversion phase. pic.twitter.com/wqdEmcUhcR
— Livefist (@livefist) October 16, 2018
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