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Chinook HC1 ZA721 crashed in the Falkland Islands on a test flight following servicing. After leaving RAF Mount Pleasant , the helicopter was at a normal cruising speed and an altitude of between 300 and 700 feet when it nosed down and crashed into the ground about six kilometres south-east of the airfield; it was destroyed by a subsequent fire.
Royal Air Force Boeing Chinook HC.1 ZA672 hits a pier at Hanover Airport while taxiing and was destroyed, Three crew killed. [239] 13 May A USAF RF-4C Phantom II assigned to Bergstrom Air Force Base crashed northwest of Winslow, Arizona during a routine training mission from Davis-Montham AFB to Nellis AFB, killing both pilots. [240] 11 June
On 27 February 1987 ZA721 a Boeing Chinook HC1 of 78 Squadron dived into the ground during a test flight four miles south east Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands, seven killed. [52] 1988. On 22 January 1988, XX243 a Hawk from the Red Arrows crashed whilst performing a 'roll-back' at 300 feet (91 m)) at RAF Scampton. The pilot did not eject and ...
The first crash involving a Bell-Boeing Osprey occurs when the fifth MV-22, BuNo 163915, three minutes into its maiden flight at a Boeing flight test facility at Wilmington, Delaware, suffers problems with the gyros due to incorrect wiring in the flight-control system [55] and crashes into the ground from a 15-foot (4.6 metre) hover during an ...
This category includes accidents and incidents involving the Boeing CH-47 Chinook and variants e.g. Boeing Chinook (UK variants) Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing Chinook"
1988 – Royal Air Force Boeing Chinook HC.1 ZA672 hit a pier at Hanover Airport while taxiing and was destroyed, 3 crew killed. 1988 – Sikorsky CH-53D Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 46 crashed into South China Sea killing all 17 on board. 1983 – Death of Harris George "Clem" Clements, British WWI flying ace
The two pilots who were aboard a military aircraft when it crashed near Shelter Island in San Diego are in "good condition" and under 24-hour medical observation, U.S. Navy officials said.. The ...
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a tandem-rotor helicopter originally developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and now manufactured by Boeing Defense, Space & Security. The Chinook is a heavy-lift helicopter that is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters. Its name, Chinook, is from the Native American Chinook people of Oregon and ...