RAF Benson: Chinook Helicopters

(asked on 26th January 2026) - View Source
Questioner
James MacCleary Portrait
James MacCleary
(Liberal Democrat - Lewes)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Chinook Operational Conversion Unit will remain at RAF Benson.

Answered by
Al Carns Portrait
Al Carns
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)
This question was answered on 3rd February 2026

There are no current plans for a relocation of the UK’s Support Helicopter Force or the Chinook Operational Conversion Unit.

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