Types you’ll see alongside
Avro Vulcan, Blackburn Buccaneer, English Electric Canberra, English Electric Lightning, Gloster Meteor.
Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
On charge
Where to see the Boeing Chinook in the UK
The gazetteer records 3 Boeing Chinook airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 3 UK collections, in 2 regions: London & Around, Midlands & Lincolnshire.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Newark | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Boeing-Vertol Chinook HC.1 fuselage ZA717 |
| Royal Air Force Museum LondonChecked 2026-10-08 | London | London & Around | Boeing CH-47D Chinook forward fuselage 83-24104 Cockpit or section |
| Royal Air Force Museum MidlandsChecked 2026-10-08 | Shifnal | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Boeing Chinook HC.4 ZA718 |
3D model
The Chinook HC.6A in 3D
A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as ZA718 ‘BN’, “Bravo November”, the RAF tandem-rotor heavy-lift helicopter of the CH-47D family with two Lycoming turboshafts on the rear pylon, three-bladed rotors fore and aft, long fuel sponsons and four-wheel undercarriage; painted as it is displayed at the RAF Museum Midlands, Cosford: overall matt green with small red and blue roundels on the forward cabin, a red and blue fin flash on the rear pylon, ‘BN’ in black on the front of the forward pylon, the serial in small black characters on the rear fuselage and a yellow rescue arrow on the port side, with red intake blanks, black blades and the loading ramp lowered. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (1019 KB) · Plate 178 in The Hangar
Computed from the survey
Collection context
Where the type is thickest
Midlands & Lincolnshire has 2 collections recording the type.
Marks and variants recorded
Boeing Chinook HC.4; Boeing-Vertol Chinook HC.1 fuselage.
Type notes
The Boeing Chinook in brief
| Type | Boeing Chinook (CH-47D) |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 3 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 3 |
Serials are the gazetteer's survey snapshot of what each collection records on charge — restorations move between workshops and reserve hangars, so check the museum page for opening times and current display status before travelling. Every type across 119 museums is indexed in the Compendium.
Aircraft questions
Frequently asked
How many Boeing Chinook airframes are left in the UK?
The Aviation Gazetteer records 3 Boeing Chinook airframes in UK collections.
Which museum has the most Boeing Chinook airframes?
Newark Air Museum has the most in this survey, with 1 recorded airframe.