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Family angry at lack of official event to mark 30 years since RAF Chinook crash

The family of a man who was killed in an RAF Chinook helicopter crash have expressed anger after they were told the Ministry of Defence has not arranged an official memorial to mark the 30th anniversary of the incident. Twenty-nine people were ...

17 May 2024 at 00:01

Downing Street defends Home Secretary’s use of helicopter during Kent visit

Downing Street has defended the Home Secretary’s use of a military helicopter during her visit to Kent. Suella Braverman arrived at the Manston migrant holding centre near Ramsgate on Thursday in a Chinook helicopter, having earlier visited ...

03 Nov 2022 at 19:37

Son of Chinook crash victim lodges complaint over MoD 100-year file lockdown

The son of a man killed in the RAF’s worst peacetime air crash has raised an official complaint over the decision by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to lock away files relating to the tragedy for 100 years. Niven Phoenix, whose father Ian ...

23 May 2024 at 16:08

Scotland

Widow of man killed in helicopter disaster calls on Crown Office to investigate

The wife of a man who was killed 30 years ago to the day in an RAF helicopter crash has said prosecutors must investigate the disaster. Susan Phoenix’s husband, detective inspector Ian Phoenix was killed in the 2 June 1994 Chinook ...

02 Jun 2024 at 17:45

Tributes paid at service to mark 30 years since RAF Chinook crash

Tributes have been paid to the 29 people killed in an RAF Chinook helicopter crash at a service to mark the 30th anniversary of the disaster. The helicopter carrying leading security personnel crashed on the Mull of Kintyre ...

02 Jun 2024 at 13:30

Brother of pilot killed in crash questions decision to close files for 100 years

The brother of a man who was killed in an RAF Chinook helicopter crash has questioned a decision by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to lock away files relating to the accident for 100 years amid claims of a cover-up. ...

20 May 2024 at 12:46

Families of Chinook crash victims demand full release of sealed documents

The families of those killed in a Chinook helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994 have demanded the release of documents that have been sealed for 100 years, saying they “deserve answers” about what really ...

25 May 2025 at 13:16

Lawyer joins calls for sealed Chinook crash documents to be released

A lawyer representing one of the pilots wrongly accused of negligence in the 1994 Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash has joined calls for the “full truth” about the incident to be made public. RAF Chinook ZD576 ...

28 May 2025 at 18:34

Families of Chinook crash victims to launch legal action against MoD

The families of those killed in a Chinook helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994 have said they are beginning legal action against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for not ordering a public inquiry. ...

02 Jun 2025 at 00:01

MoD ‘dishonest’ to call 1994 Chinook crash an accident, say families

The families of people killed in the 1994 Chinook helicopter disaster have criticised the Ministry of Defence’s description of the crash as a “tragic accident” as “dishonest, deceitful and disingenuous”. ...

10 Jun 2025 at 20:24

Public ‘sick of cover-ups’ at MoD, says Chinook crash campaigner

Calls for a public inquiry into the 1994 Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash have seen a surge in support in the wake of revelations about the Afghan data leak, with one campaigner saying it shows the public ...

18 Jul 2025 at 17:05

Scotland

More than 25,000 sign petition demanding answers on 1994 Chinook disaster

More than 25,000 people have signed a petition demanding answers around the 1994 Chinook disaster as the families of the 29 dead accuse the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of a “cover-up”. A total of 25 ...

07 Aug 2025 at 09:55

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