Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa Inducts Four Chinook Helicopters

CHANDIGARH: Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Monday formally inducted four US- made Chinook heavy-lift helicopters at Air Force Station 12 Wing here. Two hangars and logistics facilities were created here for the Chinook helicopters. Each Chinook helicopter has a payload capacity of about 10 tonne which is a major boost to India’s strategic airlift capability. The IAF received its first CH-47F (I) Chinook on February 10 at the Mundra port in Gujarat. (IANS)

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