Two UK RAF servicemen, two US servicemen and one French civilian contractor died in the crash after reportedly striking the cable of a tethered surveillance balloon. The two British fatalitites were named as Flight Lieutenant Geraint Roberts and Flight Lieutenant Alan Scott, while the American pair were named as Major Phyllis Pelky and Master Sgt…. Read more »
11-Oct-15
Emergency landing at Manchester Airport and engineer called.
08-Jun-15
Chinook dropped part of its underslung load in farm field. Chinook was flying as part of the Joint Warrior exercise
19-Apr-15
Royal Air Force Chinook made emergency landing while en route from Amman (Jordan) to Akrotiri (Cyprus). Some reports suggest location is in or near a minefield
08-Dec-13
Precautionary landing after bird strike with a goose. 16 hours later it was flown to Lossiemouth for more detailed examination
20-Sep-13
An RAF helicopter was forced to land in a field in Conwy county as a precaution after encountering tail rotor issues
07-Aug-13
Shattered windscreen from bird strike. Emergency field landing
08-Feb-13
Aircraft damaged after hitting powerlines on a training flight out of Odiham
20-Jul-12
Emergency field landing due to loose/missing tail rotor blade tape. Stayed overnight and cleared for flight next day
06-Jun-12
Royal Air Force Chinook suffered unspecificed “mishap” during training exercise. It is known that Chinooks ZA671, ZA711 and ZA712 (and maybe a fourth?) are all currently based in Yuma on training work, so subject aircraft will be one of these.
07-Apr-12
The downdraft of a Merlin helicopter on a training exercise at Colchester General Hospital damaged support poles holding up a covered walkway linking Gainsborough Ward with the main hospital building so badly it had to be taken down. Cars in the car park – including a police vehicle – suffered broken windscreens.
20-Mar-12
Helicopter is on its side in a corn field, more details when available. One report suggests bird strike to blame?
05-Jul-11
Hydraulic problems force helicopter to land in field
10-Feb-11
30-Aug-09 Boeing CH-47 Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
30-Aug-09
19-Aug-09 Boeing CH-47 Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
19-Aug-09
