frostbite:
Apologies if this has been posted before (although I appreciate it's quite well known).
As Walter reminds us this story (actually a Times one) refers to the Chinook HC3:
Ministry of Defence's 'disastrous' decision over Chinooks - Times Online
nonetheless the similarities with this thread are worth noting. Incompetent decision making in the MOD, a 15 year cover up and the blame laid on an innocent party (in this case Boeing themselves, who know which side their bread is buttered).
What's that racket you ask? The bells, the bells!