Bravo November is the original identification code painted on a British Royal Air Force Boeing Chinook  military serial number ZA718. It was one of the original 30 aircraft ordered by the RAF in 1978 and has been in service ever since and has seen action in every major operation involving the RAF in the helicopter's 39-year service life. Since 1982 it has served in the Falkland Islands, Lebanon, Germany, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan. The aircraft has seen four of its pilots awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for actions whilst in command of Bravo November.