Editing Boeing CH-47 Chinook (section)

===MH-47E===
[[File:MH-47E Chinook lands on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge.jpg|thumb|left|A [[United States Army|US Army]] MH-47E Chinook with in-flight refuelling probe lands aboard {{USS|Kearsarge|LHD-3|6}}.]]

The MH-47E has been used by U.S. Army Special Operations. Beginning with the E-model prototype manufactured in 1991, a total of 26 Special Operations Aircraft were produced. All aircraft were assigned to 2–160th SOAR(A) "Nightstalkers", home based at [[Fort Campbell, Kentucky]]. E models were converted from CH-47C airframes. The MH-47E has similar capabilities as the MH-47D, but with increased fuel capacity similar to the CH-47SD and terrain following/terrain avoidance radar.<ref>[http://www.chinook-helicopter.com/history/MH-47E_Model_History.html Boeing MH-47E model Chinook helicopters] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928092813/http://www.chinook-helicopter.com/history/MH-47E_Model_History.html |date=28 September 2008}}. chinook-helicopter.com</ref>

In 1995, the [[Royal Air Force]] ordered eight [[Boeing Chinook (UK variants)#Chinook HC3|Chinook HC3s]], effectively a lower cost MH-47E for special operations. They were delivered in 2001, but never became operational due to technical issues with their [[avionics]] fit, unique to the HC3. In 2008, work started to revert the HC3s to HC2 standard, to enable them to enter service.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/06/06/224470/uk-starts-chinook-hc3-reversion-work-amid-criticism.html |title=UK starts Chinook HC3 'reversion' work, amid criticism |last=Hoyle |first=Craig |date=6 June 2008 |work=[[Flight International]] |access-date=19 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714012616/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/06/06/224470/uk-starts-chinook-hc3-reversion-work-amid-criticism.html |archive-date=14 July 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> {{as of|2017}} they were upgraded to HC5 standard with a digital automated flight control system.<ref>{{cite web |first=Dominic |last=Perry |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/pictures-raf-welcomes-updated-chinook-hc5/123525.article |title=RAF welcomes updated Chinook HC5 |date=30 March 2017 |website=Flight Global}}</ref>