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G-BWFC

December 14, 2021

On November 6, 1986 a Chinook Helicopter operating in the North sea is picking up passengers from an oil rig, but when they take off something goes wrong. What caused this flight to crash into the frigid waters of the North?

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In Mechanical Failures Tags Chinook Helicopter, Helicopter, North Sea, Loss of tail rotor, Fatigue, G-BWFC
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