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RAF Odiham

Hook, Hampshire, United Kingdom

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Hook, Hampshire · ENG · United Kingdom

Position

51.234°, -0.943° · 405 ft elev.

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RAF Odiham: Home of the UK 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 as the principal base for the UK's Chinook heavy-lift helicopter fleet, operated by No. 7 Squadron, No. 18 Squadron, and No. 27 Squadron RAF. The station plays a critical role in support of UK armed forces operations, providing tactical and strategic airlift capabilities. It is a military installation and is not open to civilian commercial air travel. RAF Odiham has a long operational history dating back to the Second World War and remains one of the busiest helicopter bases in the Royal Air Force, regularly supporting both domestic and overseas deployments.

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›Primary base for the RAF's Chinook heavy-lift helicopter fleet.
›Home to No. 7, No. 18, and No. 27 Squadrons RAF.
›Originally opened in 1937 and used extensively during World War II.
›The station is a restricted military facility with no civilian passenger services.
›Regularly supports overseas operations and humanitarian missions.

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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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