Editing Boeing CH-47 Chinook (section)

===Libyan wars===
In 1976, the [[Libyan Air Force]] purchased 24 Italian-built CH-47C helicopters, 14 of which were transferred to the Libyan Army during the 1990s. The Libyan Air Force recruited Western pilots and technicians to operate the CH-47 fleet.<ref>Crossette, Barbara [https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/03/world/role-of-americans-in-libyan-warfare-confirmed-by-us.html ROLE OF AMERICANS IN LIBYAN WARFARE CONFIRMED BY U.S. Published: 3 November 1981] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109115016/http://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/03/world/role-of-americans-in-libyan-warfare-confirmed-by-us.html |date=9 January 2017}} ''[[The New York Times]]'' Retrieved 18 November 2016</ref> The Libyan Chinooks flew transport and support missions into Chad to supply Libyan ground forces operating there in the 1980s. Chinooks were occasionally used to transport Libyan special forces in assault missions in northern Chad.

In 2002, Libya sold 16 helicopters to the United Arab Emirates, as due to the Western embargo and lack of funds, maintaining them was difficult. The sale to UAE was a $939 million package that included equipment, parts, and training.<ref>[https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/uae-awards-contracts-for-ch-47-upgrade-195191/ UAE awards contracts for CH-47 upgrade 15 March 2005] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812022712/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/uae-awards-contracts-for-ch-47-upgrade-195191/ |date=12 August 2017}} ''flightglobal.com'' Retrieved 18 November 2016</ref> The number of CH-47s still in existence or operational during the ongoing [[Libyan Crisis (2011–present)|Libyan civil wars]] that started in 2011 is not known.