printed 22 Could 2024
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A particular service to determine 30m The anniversary of the Chinook helicopter crash is being noticed in Mull of Kintyre.
The 29 individuals who died can be remembered and honored at Southend Parish Church on June 2 at 12.30pm.
The helicopter was en path to Inverness from RAF Aldergrove close to Belfast on June 2, 1994 when it crashed on the Mull of Kintyre.
The pilots, Flt Lt Jonathan Tapper and Richard Cook dinner, are charged with gross negligence for the crash.
A brand new evaluation was ordered and in 2011 discovered that the pilots have been to not blame and put aside the sooner ruling.
The service has been organized by Kintar Parish Minister Rev Steven Sass and the Rev Roddy McNider, who was parish minister on the time of the accident in 1994, will give the sermon.
A particular memorial service will then be held on the accident web site at 3 pm.
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Talking on the Basic Meeting yesterday, Mr Sass stated: “This yr there can be a memorial service at Southend Parish Church and on June 2 at Mull of Kintyre.
“There have been a number of articles and experiences within the media concerning the lack of assist from the Ministry of Protection to the relations of these killed within the horrific accident so a few years in the past.
“Nevertheless, the Ministry of Protection has supported itself by way of the Chaplaincy of the MoD and a particular phrase of due to the Rev Colin Bell, Senior Chaplain 38m Irish Brigade, who helped me plan the particular service of remembrance on the thirtiethm Anniversary of the Chinook catastrophe.
“The Church of Scotland is a supply of assist for a lot of relations who’re nonetheless grieving the lack of family members.
“I ask the Basic Meeting to pay attention to this and to maintain in its prayers those that are nonetheless grieving the lack of their family members in spite of everything these years.”
Dr Susan Phoenix is anticipated to attend the service together with her son Niven, an ex-military and now industrial pilot, whose father, senior RUC officer Ian Phoenix, was one of many useless.
They and different campaigners consider the MOD is continuous to cowl up the true reason behind the crash.
