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#92
Yes it is a lot of high value resources all in one machine. I did pick up on the lighthouse lady comments and thought the same thing.

Part 2 already seems to be available on iPlayer but haven't watched it yet.
#93
So far I think it`s been very sympathetically done; I think those of us of a certain vintage to remember the crash,will never forget it.
This programme is not just about the accident, I don`t want to say too much about it yet,for spoiler purposes,and I am interested in just how far the programme will go investigating the crash, as there was, and still are some very interesting theories about it.

A thing that struck me,was why have all your eggs in one basket ? Surely that`s never a good idea ? Also no mention yet of any of those on board raising questions as to the common sense of having them all in one aircraft, considering they were Intel experts, did none of them see this as not best practise to say the least?

Sabotage was ruled out early on,possibly too early on. No terror group ever claimed responsibilty,that could be explained by such a group not wishing to even hint they had people on the inside.
The lighthouse keeper`s wife`s testimony is interesting, it seems to suggest that there was an explosion of some sort, just before the Chinnook came down, again this seemed to be dismissed early on.

The second part is on next Monday 5th Feb.

I would ask anyone who comments on the crash to be respectful.
#94
Just watched the first part - unbelievably emotional. I remember hearing about the crash when I was a kid, and saw the newspapers with all the victims faces. A bit chilling to see/hear more on this. We loved watching the choppers going over the house when young and we probably naively thought it was great for the pilots.
#95
Some may be interested to know about a BBC TV programme to be shown Monday night.

Chinook: Zulu Delta 576 will be broadcast on BBC One Northern Ireland at 22:40 GMT on Mon 29 Jan
The accident happened  2nd June 1994,and resulted in the deaths of all twenty-five passengers and four crew on board.
Among the passengers were many of the United Kingdom's senior Northern Ireland intelligence experts.
One of whom was Desmond Conroy, who lived near us.
#97
General Aviation / Re: EI-ICG over Cavehill
Last post by angry turnip - Jan 26, 2024, 06:32 PM
I don`t see anything on news as yet, missing person perhaps ?
#98
General Aviation / EI-ICG over Cavehill
Last post by rookie - Jan 26, 2024, 05:11 PM
Just saw Irish coast guard helo EI-ICG arrive over Cavehill. I wonder if it's a tasking .
#99
No surprise there, so pathetic that others will not share information with those  of a common interest.

1143 UR-82029 departed BFS heading NW. Blocked on some trackers.
#100
egaa lad posted

1104 Pushing back for departure