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| Date: | Friday 4 October 2024 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Boeing Chinook HC6 (CH-47D) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force Support Helicopter Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near RAF Odiham, Hook, Alton, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Odiham, Hook, Alton, Hampshire |
4 October 2024: A Chinook HC.6 (CH-47D) helicopter of RAF Odiham Joint Aviation Command, Royal Air Force Support Helicopter Force was substantially damaged when it force-landed after an engine failure, shortly after takeoff from RAF Odiham. The RAF said: “A Chinook suffered engine failure and is in for repair. There is no impact to the rest of the fleet.”
Sources:
1. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/30954163/sas-chinook-helicopter-crashes-engine-failure/
2. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1959227/chinook-helicopter-crashes-cyprus-raf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Aviation_Command#Royal_Air_Force
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Odiham#Royal_Air_Force
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2024 12:03 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Oct-2024 07:18 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Oct-2024 13:34 | gerard57 | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 21-Dec-2024 09:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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