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File:RAF Chinook Flood Relief MOD 45165460.jpg

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English: Pictured is an RAF Chinook loadmaster readying the machine for an underslung load during vital flood relief work in late 2019.

Elements of the RAF Odiham Chinook Force, called in to assist at a pumping station near Doncaster following heavy rainfall. The team dropped 40 tonnes of aggregate at specific points to ensure flood defences could continue to work properly.

The RAF Chinook flown by 18(B) Squadron was called in by the environment agency to reach an area impossible to get to without the Chinook.

Not a stranger to being called to support local authorities, the Chinook with its immense lift was able to move all the aggregate in 10 sorties, stopping for a refuel after the first 12 tonnes. Expertly assisted by a team from the Joint Helicopter Support Squadron from RAF Benson, the loads were moved with precision utilising the underslung load capability of the aircraft.

  • Organization: MOD
  • Object Name: ODI-20191110-762-368
  • Supplemental Categories: Chinook, Helicopters, Aircraft, Equipment, Public Security, Humanitarian, Operations, Royal Air Force, People
  • Keywords: 18 Sqn, 18 Squadron, Support Helicopter, Sqn, Squadron, Search light, Underslung load, OGA, Environment agency, Public Security, Occasion, Rain, Climate, Weather, Natural Disaster, Humanitarian Relief, Op, Operations, Chinook, Support, Helicopter, Aircraft, Equipment, RAF Stations (UK), Military, Armed Forces, Defence, RAF, Royal Air Force, Flood, aggregate, Doncaster, Chinook Force, RAF Odiham, Load, Mk6a, Drainage, Defences, Night, Floods, Heavy rain, Flood relief, Low Light, Terrain, Environment, Landscape, Scenery, Water, River
  • Country: UK
Date 00:40:58.65
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Author Cpl Rob Travis RAF
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