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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

UK buys new Chinooks as Shapps calls for military spending boost to 3% of GDP

The UK will get 14 new Chinook helicopters, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced as the Defence Secretary called for military spending to be increased to 3% of GDP in a debate about the funding of Britain’s armed forces. Britain negotiated ...

14 Mar 2024 at 11:56

Former defence secretary expresses ‘very deep concerns’ over Chinook crash

Former defence secretary Sir Liam Fox has said he has “very deep concerns” about the circumstances surrounding the 1994 RAF Chinook helicopter crash and is committed to a full investigation. Twenty-five intelligence experts and four special ...

22 Aug 2025 at 15:26

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 senior intelligence experts and four ...

07 Aug 2025 at 09:55

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 ...

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

Families of 1994 Chinook crash victims seek answers as 47,000 sign petition

The families of those killed in the 1994 Chinook helicopter crash have published 110 “critical questions” about the tragedy, as they prepare to hand in a petition to Downing Street. The Chinook Justice Campaign’s petition ...

20 Oct 2025 at 08:48

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, ...

03 Nov 2022 at 19:37

Chinook crash relatives hand letter to No 10 warning of ‘institutional silence’

Relatives of those killed in the 1994 Chinook helicopter crash have delivered a handwritten letter to Downing Street saying they have endured decades of “grief, unanswered questions and institutional silence”. They ...

21 Oct 2025 at 16:48

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 crashed ...

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. They ...

02 Jun 2025 at 00:01

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