17 h. ago Chinook helicopter crashed on 'show flight', says former RAF test pilot

Retired Squadron Leader Robert Burke told the BBC that the Mark 2 version of the helicopter had been chosen for the flight to show it was safe because of internal politics between the Army and RAF.

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23 h. ago 'I flew with Princess Anne and will never forget her savage response to RAF pilot'

EXCLUSIVE: Former royal chef Darren McGrady, who previously worked for Queen Elizabeth II, shared an anecdote about the "fantastic" Princess Royal ahead of her 75th birthday this Friday

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44 h. ago Princess Anne’s savage response to RAF pilot’s simple question after flight

A former royal chef, Darren McGrady, who worked for Queen Elizabeth II, shared a story about the "fantastic" Princess Royal ahead of her 75th birthday this Friday

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8 d. ago Thousands sign petition seeking truth about Mull of Kintyre Chinook helicopter disaster

25 senior intelligence experts, as well as four special forces crew, were killed when an RAF Chinook ZD576 helicopter crashed in 1994

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1 week ago Four dead after medical transport plane crashes on Navajo Nation in northern Arizona

Crash occurred as medical flight was en route to pick up patients

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3 w. ago Pilot's two horrifying final words before plane crash killed all on board

The Colgan Air Flight 3407 crash took the lives of 49 people on board, as well as one person on the ground - now, the pilot's chilling last words have been revealed

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3 w. ago Air India pilot's haunting final words before fateful flight that killed 260

A guard at Sumeet Sabharwal's home has revealed the pilot's haunting final words before he took off for the doomed Gatwick-bound flight that killed 260 people when it crashed

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4 w. ago Air India captain's eerie words to first officer before they squabbled over fuel switches 'are revealed in black box recording'

There were 242 people on board the Air India Flight 171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick Airport when it crashed on June 12, leaving just one survivor.

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4 w. ago Air India captain's eerie words to his first officer before doomed jet crashed killing 260 'are revealed in black box recording'

There were 242 people on board the Air India Flight 171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick Airport when it crashed on June 12, leaving just one survivor.

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4 w. ago Air India cockpit audio reportedly shows first officer confronting captain over fuel switches

Pilots’ association criticises report for selectively relying on paraphrased cockpit voice recordings

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