Chinook - Still Hitting Back 3 (Merged)

[Ralph Kohn]

bastOn and John Purdey


Thank you so much for your posts.

It would be nice if you did have an opinion on this point.

Hanging their Lordships out to dry is commendable if they deserve it, but perhaps we have a case of two negligences to persue...............?

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but I find it odd that as a fellow pilot of such wide experience you do not wish to comment on the serious accusation of poor airmanship made by CAS

To comment on airmanship aspects without the benefit of an ADR or CVR would be to speculate, except to reiterate the plethora of evidence to inquiries who heard of the supreme skill and excellence of the deceased aircrew, not just the pilots.

There has been too much speculation; it is time for facts. The immaturity of the Mk2 design was such that it did not remotely meet the criteria required by the Secretary of State before release to service.

I did read with interest some very good points, especially #5984, that the 1993 failings on Chinook are perhaps even more serious than those being pursued by the RAF Provost Marshall following the Nimrod report. This does rather emphasise the issue of natural justice.