§ 27. Mr. Martin BellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if the cause of the crash of RAF Chinook ZD 576 on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994 has been established absolutely beyond doubt. [113715]
§ Mr. SpellarYes. The finding of gross negligence required there to be absolutely no doubt whatsoever over the cause of the crash. The aircraft was being flown towards the high ground of the Mull of Kintyre at high speed, at low level and into fog.