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RAF Odiham

Hook, Hampshire, United Kingdom

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RAF Odiham

Hook, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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RAF Odiham: Home of the UK's Chinook helicopter force.

Opened
1937
Location
Hook, United Kingdom
RAF Odiham is a Royal Air Force station located near Hook in Hampshire, England. It serves primarily as a military airfield and is best known as the main operating base for the RAF's Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter fleet, operated by 18(B) Squadron and 27 Squadron. The station plays a critical role in support helicopter operations for the British Armed Forces, providing lift capacity for troops, equipment, and humanitarian missions both domestically and on overseas deployments. It is not open to civilian commercial air traffic. Although assigned the IATA code ODH and ICAO code EGVO, RAF Odiham functions exclusively as a military installation and does not handle scheduled passenger services.
Notable facts
  • RAF Odiham is the primary base for the Royal Air Force's Chinook heavy-lift helicopter fleet.
  • 18(B) Squadron and 27 Squadron both operate Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters from this station.
  • The airfield was established in 1937 and has been active through World War II and beyond.
  • The station has supported numerous overseas operations including deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq.
  • It is a restricted military installation with no civilian scheduled air services.
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RAF Odiham
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Royal Air Force Odiham or more simply RAF Odiham is a Royal Air Force station situated to the south of the village of Odiham in Hampshire, England. It is the home of the Royal Air Force's heavy lift helicopter, the Boeing Chinook, and of The King's Helicopter Flight (TKHF). Its current station commander is Group Captain J N Doyle.

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