US EditionFamilies of Chinook Crash Victims to Launch Legal Action Against MoD
- The families of the 29 victims of the RAF Chinook ZD576 crash at the Mull of Kintyre on June 2, 1994, have initiated legal proceedings targeting the Ministry of Defence for their refusal to commission a public inquiry.
- The legal action follows over a year of family campaigning amid claims that previous investigations have failed to fulfill the duty to fully investigate the crash and that key documents remain sealed.
- The crash involved 25 British intelligence personnel and four crew members traveling from RAF Aldergrove to a conference at Fort George, and occurred in foggy conditions with the helicopter declared unairworthy before the flight.
- Mark Stephens, the solicitor for the families, stated that the passengers were allowed to fly on an aircraft recognized as highly unsafe, which should not have been allowed to depart, and he criticized the MoD for failing to implement necessary safety measures.
- The families seek a judicial review to compel a public inquiry and access to withheld documents that could provide new insights on the helicopter’s airworthiness and safety failures.
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Families of Chinook crash victims to launch legal action against MoD
They have also called for the release of documents sealed for 100 years.
Families of 1994 Chinook crash victims prepare to take government to court
The wreckage of RAF Chinook ZD576 after it crashed in fog on the Mull of Kintyre on June 2, 1994, killing all 25 British intelligence personnel onboard as well as the four crew members (Picture: PA) The families of victims of a crash involving a Chinook helicopter are taking legal action against the government for not ordering a public inquiry into the disaster. All 25 British intelligence personnel on board the RAF Chinook ZD576 died when it cr…
Families of Chinook victims sue to get access to key documents sealed til 2094 - Banbury FM
It is 31 years to the day since the RAF aircraft crashed into the Mull of Kintyre, killing 25 British officers 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 want a High Court judge to be able to review information which they say was not included in previous investigations, and which t…
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