Editing Boeing CH-47 Chinook (section)

===Iran===
During the 1970s, the U.S. and Iran had a strong relationship, in which the Iranian armed forces began to use many American military aircraft, most notably the [[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14 Tomcat]], as part of a modernization program.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2r4bAAAAIBAJ&pg=4795,3807638&dq=f14+iran&hl=en |title=Oil pact with U.S. firm: Iran signs agreement |first=Murray |last=Marder |newspaper=Victoria Advocate |date=26 July 1973}}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> After an agreement signed between [[Boeing]] and [[Agusta]], the [[History of the Iranian Air Force|Imperial Iranian Air Force]] purchased 20 Agusta-built CH-47Cs in 1971.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00A13FF3455127B93C7AB178CD85F458785F9 |title= U.S., Britain Quietly Back Military Build-Up of Iran |first= Tad |last= Szulcs |work= The New York Times |date= 25 July 1971 |access-date= 5 April 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110605164657/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00A13FF3455127B93C7AB178CD85F458785F9 |archive-date= 5 June 2011 |url-status= live}}</ref> The [[Imperial Iranian Army Aviation]] purchased 70 CH-47Cs from Agusta between 1972 and 1976. In late 1978, Iran placed an order for an additional 50 helicopters with Elicotteri Meridionali, but that order was canceled immediately after the [[Iranian Revolution|revolution]];<ref>{{cite web |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XGoaAAAAIBAJ&pg=7019,117947&dq=iran+chinook&hl=en |title= US reportedly will buy copters so Iran can't |publisher= Milwaukee Journal |date= 22 January 1984}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> 11 of them were delivered after multiple requests by Iran.<ref>about:reader?url=http%3A%2F%2Firartesh.ir%2Fpost%2F502&tabId=4</ref>

[[File:Boeing-Vertol CH-47C 4-201 Imp Iran AF Issy 06.06.71 edited-2.jpg|thumb|left|Imperial Iranian Air Force CH-47C in France before delivery in 1971]]
In the [[1978 Iranian Chinook shootdown]], four Iranian CH-47Cs penetrated {{convert|15|–|20|km|mi|abbr=on|0}} into Soviet airspace in the [[Turkmenistan]] Military District. They were intercepted by a [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23|MiG-23M]] which shot down one CH-47, killing eight crew members, and forced a second helicopter to land.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} Chinook helicopters were used in efforts by the Iranian against Kurdish rebels in 1979.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zbMwAAAAIBAJ&pg=4025,4705243&dq=iran+orders+chinook&hl=en |title= Iranian troops smash four-day siege by Kurds |newspaper=Lakeland Ledger |date= 27 August 1979}}</ref>

During the [[Iran–Iraq War]], Iran made heavy use of its US-bought equipment, and lost at least eight CH-47s during the 1980–1988 period, most notably during a clash on 15 July 1983, when an Iraqi [[Dassault Mirage F1|Mirage F1]] destroyed three Iranian Chinooks transporting troops to the front line, and on 25–26 February 1984, when Iraqi [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21|MiG-21 fighters]] shot down two examples.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=47|title=Iraqi Air-to-Air Victories since 1967|author=Sander Peeters|access-date=13 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219172206/http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=47|archive-date=19 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 22 March 1982, in [[Operation Fath ol-Mobin]], a key operation of the war, Iranian Chinooks were landed behind Iraqi lines, deployed troops that silenced their artillery, and captured an Iraqi headquarters; the attack took the Iraqi forces by surprise.<ref name="Farrokh 03">{{cite book|last=Farrokh|first=Kaveh|title=Iran at War: 1500–1988|publisher=Osprey Publishing|location=Oxford|isbn=9781780962214|date=20 December 2011}}</ref>

Despite the [[Sanction against Iran|arms embargo]] in place upon Iran,<ref>{{cite news |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=leURAAAAIBAJ&pg=4515,3550419&dq=iran+chinook&hl=en |title= Iran feeling squeeze of European embargo |first= Amit |last= Roy |newspaper= Spokesman-Review |date= 23 February 1980}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/621269432.html?dids=621269432:621269432&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+09%2C+1979&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=U.S.+cuts+off+plane+parts+to+Iran&pqatl=google |title= U.S. cuts off plane parts to Iran |work= Chicago Tribune |date= 9 November 1979 |access-date= 5 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121026083537/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/621269432.html?dids=621269432:621269432&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+09,+1979&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=U.S.+cuts+off+plane+parts+to+Iran&pqatl=google |archive-date= 26 October 2012 |url-status= dead}}</ref> it has managed to keep its Chinook fleet operational.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.foxnews.com/story/iran-china-seek-military-equipment-from-pentagon-surplus-auctions |title= Iran, China Seek Military Equipment From Pentagon Surplus Auctions |publisher= Fox News Channel |date= 16 January 2007 |access-date= 19 December 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100208054906/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,243858,00.html |archive-date= 8 February 2010 |url-status= live |df= dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=BBAB&d_place=BBAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=116F24F631F8B598&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title= Iranian engineers overhaul Chinook helicopter |work= BBC News |date= 27 January 2007 |access-date= 5 April 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110609000748/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=BBAB&d_place=BBAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=116F24F631F8B598&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-date= 9 June 2011 |url-status= dead}}</ref> Some of the Chinooks have been rebuilt by [[PANHA|Panha]]. As of 2015, 20 to 45 Chinooks were operational in Iran.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irartesh.ir/post/502|title=آشنایی با هوانیروز ایران|work=irartesh.ir|access-date=12 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212190535/http://irartesh.ir/post/502|archive-date=12 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>