Relatives of 1994 Chinook crash victims initiate legal action against MoD

All 29 onboard, including crew and MI5, RUC and army officers, died when RAF aircraft crashed on Mull of Kintyre

Relatives of intelligence officers and military personnel killed in a 1994 RAF helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre have taken the first step in legal action against the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Twenty-nine people – including officers from MI5, the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the army, along with the helicopter’s special forces crew – died after RAF Chinook ZD576 crashed in foggy weather in south-west Scotland on 2 June 1994.