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Turkey Receives First of Five CH-47 Chinooks on Order

Tuesday, August 28th, 2018

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Turkey took delivery of the first of five CH-47 helicopters on Saturday, part of the second batch of Chinooks it is approved to buy from Boeing [BA].Turkey is a foreign military sales customer for the CH-47F. The country initially ordered six Chinooks with the final delivery in November 2016, according to a Boeing spokesperson.Turkey then ordered five more helicopters in late 2016. Saturday’s delivery was the first of that batch, raising Turkey’s fielded Chinook fleet to 7 of a planned 11.The…

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