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March 08, 2000
08
Mar'00
Software safety issues were noticed by MOD before Chinook crash
A leaked draft memo written by a senior RAF officer reveals for the first time that there were safety concerns over the software used in the type of Chinook Mk2 helicopter that crashed on the Mull of Kintyre in June 1994.
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March 01, 2000
01
Mar'00
Chinook software probe due
MPs are next week expected to investigate the air-worthiness of the engine control software on the type of Chinook helicopter involved in the crash
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February 09, 2000
09
Feb'00
NAO report puts software at the heart of Chinook debate
Tony CollinsGovernment auditors will report tomorrow (Friday) that defence staff put into operational service a fleet of Chinook...