Brian — agreed on XV216 on 9 Nov 71 - 53 killed.
Also the loss of Hastings C1 TG577 at Little Baldon, South of Oxford on 6 Jul 65. That saw 6 Crew and 35 HM Forces perish (total 41). Both are way bigger than the Chinook tragedy.
I think the Chinook may be the 4th biggest as there was also a Liberator C6 KL595 lost on 13 Oct 45 (ie. Post War) with 31 souls on board in Belgium.
However, if we count the loss of HM Airship R38 on 24 Aug 1921 or R101 on 5 Oct 30 then the 44 and 48 respectively that perished pushes the CH47 into 6th place for ‘worst RAF accidents in peacetime’.
Last edited by Lima Juliet; 3rd Jun 2022 at 13:00.