Walter
sorry but I have to correct you on a couple of points........the BEL vor/dme at Aldergrove was on the northern perimeter of the airfield at the time of this flight , the frequency 117.2 is still in use although it has been moved a little SE since then .
You may be thinking of the older BEL vor on 116.2 which used to be south of Belfast and was discontinued at the time......
...on the Racal report , I think you need to read it again , the last operator input you refer to was 30 minutes before the flight departed ....
Arthur Rowe
the yachtsman was mistaken , if he really was where he thought , the Chinook would have passed about a mile away from him.......his impressions were never checked to authenticate , simply accepted..???????...
rgds Robin....