RAF
Chinooks Swoop In To Join Forces With Pumas
The first Royal Air Force Chinook helicopters have moved to RAF Benson to join their Puma counterparts.
The combined Puma and Chinook Operational Conversion Unit will operate as '28 Squadron', with around 150 personnel and their families set to move to the base over the coming weeks.
It's hoped having both aircraft based at the same location will provide the personnel there with the best possible learning environment, with the base already home to state-of-the-art training for support helicopter aircrew.
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The full move is expected to be complete by early 2016, with six Chinooks to eventually be based alongside the Pumas.
The training will be aimed at preparing 28 Squadron to provide helicopter lift capabilities for troop movements, resupply, casualty evacuation, disaster relief and air security.
Cover photo courtesy of RAF Odiham's Sgt Dave Rose.
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