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CH-47 Chinook Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Every recorded loss, crash, shoot-down, retirement and delivery involving the CH-47 Chinook, each with a date and source. See the CH-47 Chinook overview.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022–2026
2022 — 0 events 0 2022 2023 — 2 events 2 2023 2024 — 0 events 0 2024 2025 — 3 events 3 2025 2026 to 27 Sep — 3 events 3 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 27 Sep 2026.

By event type 8 events logged · 3 airframes lost
  • Destroyed 1
  • Crash 2
  • Damaged 1
  • Ordered 3
  • Delivered 1

These totals count what GlobalMilitary.net has logged from public reports since 2022, not a complete register: an event we have not recorded is not an event that did not happen. Coverage of the tracked wars is much denser than coverage of peacetime events, so the two do not compare directly.

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CH-47 Chinook losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. SEP 82026 5× CH-47D/F Delivered 🇪🇬 Egypt · First five of 12 CH-47F Chinooks handed over during the El Alamein air show, starting the replacement of the CH-47D fleet.
  2. APR 222026 CH-47F Crash 🇹🇷 Turkey · CH-47F crashed during night training flight near Temelli, Ankara; all 5 crew survived with no serious injuries, aircraft sustained substantial damage.
  3. APR 32026 CH-47D/F/MH-47G Destroyed 🇺🇸 United States · CH-47F destroyed by Iranian Shahed-136 drone strike at Camp Buehring, Kuwait; no crew casualties reported.
  4. OCT 292025 9× CH-47D/F/MH-47G Ordered 🇺🇸 United States · US Army contracts Boeing for nine more CH-47F Block II Chinooks.
  5. FEB 192025 12× CH-47J/JA Ordered 🇯🇵 Japan · Japan orders CH-47 Block II Chinooks for the Ground Self-Defence Force as part of a 17-aircraft joint buy.
  6. FEB 192025 5× CH-47J Ordered 🇯🇵 Japan · Air Self-Defence Force share of Japan 17-aircraft CH-47 Block II order.
  7. JUN 202023 CH-47F Crash 🇨🇦 Canada · Crashed into the Ottawa River near Garrison Petawawa during training; two crew members died and two survived.
  8. JUN 112023 CH-47D/F/MH-47G Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Hard landing while landing in northeastern Syria after a rotor problem; 22 service members were injured.