12 h. ago Families of those killed in 1994 Chinook helicopter crash call for sealed documents to be released

Bereaved families renew call for inquiry and demand access to documents that have been sealed away until 2094Families bereaved after a Chinook helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994, which remains one of the RAF’s worst peacetime losses of life, have demanded the release of documents sealed for 100 years.RAF Chinook ZD576 was carrying 25 British intelligence personnel from RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland to a conference at Fort George, near Inverness, Scotland, when it crashed in foggy weather on 2 June 1994. All the passengers – made up of personnel from MI5, the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the British army – were killed, along with the helicopter’s four crew members. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Families of 1994 Chinook crash victims call for sealed documents to be released

Bereaved families renew call for inquiry and demand access to documents that have been sealed away until 2094Families bereaved after a Chinook helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994, which remains one of the RAF’s worst peacetime losses of life, have demanded the release of documents sealed for 100 years.RAF Chinook ZD576 was carrying 25 British intelligence personnel from RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland to a conference at Fort George, near Inverness, Scotland, when it crashed in foggy weather on 2 June 1994. All the passengers – made up of personnel from MI5, the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the British army – were killed, along with the helicopter’s four crew members. Continue reading...

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