Originally Posted by
Chugalug2
I note that some have drawn comparisons with Mull 1994 (RAF Chinook Mk2, operated under an illegal Release To Service and Grossly Unairworthy; all 29 onboard killed). This accident is still the subject of cover up protecting Very Senior Officers' reputations to the very top of the RAF. Let us hope that the USAF does rather better and acts to reform rather than to cover up.
RIP
Agreed. It was disgusting how long it took to clear Jon Tapper and Rick Cook.
I was posted to the Chinook HC2 only 8 years after they died and the FADECs malfunctioned on my first flight! Luckily we were on the ground - we couldn't shut down correctly so we had to pull the fire handles (but not twist...).