No. 27 Squadron RAF

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No. 27 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the CH-47 Chinook HC.2 from RAF Odiham.

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History

November 1947, reformed at RAF Oakington with Dakotas
Disbanded November 1950.
June 1953, No. 27 Squadron reformed with Canberra bombers
Disbanded December 1957.
April 1961, reformed at RAF Scampton with Vulcan bombers
Replaced Vulcans with Tornados in 1983.
Reformed into Tornado-equipped No. 12 Squadron RAF in 1993
Reformed immediately as No. 27 (Reserve) Squadron, the Chinook/Puma Operational Conversion Unit, at RAF Odiham
Regained full squadron status in January 1998 equipped with Chinooks only.

Today the sqaudron operates 18 Chinooks. The Chinook HC.2, equivalent to the US Army CH-47D standard, began to enter RAF service in 1993.

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