Families of RAF Chinook crash victims ask court to allow case to proceed
Families of victims from the 1994 RAF Chinook crash are seeking a High Court ruling to force an independent review into the incident. The Ministry of Defence is opposing the move, arguing the legal challenge is significantly delayed.
Why it matters
The case addresses long-standing concerns regarding military accountability and the airworthiness of aircraft involved in fatal crashes.
Image source, PA Media Image caption, Andy Tobias, whose father Lieutenant Colonel John Tobias MBE, said it was a "hugely momentous day"
A legal challenge against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) over the 1994 RAF Chinook helicopter crash should be allowed to proceed, representatives for the victims' families have told the High Court.
A Chinook helicopter carrying 25 passengers and four crew crashed in the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland on 2 June 1994 , killing all of those on board.
The legal team for the Chinook Justice Campaign (CJC) group representing the victims' families has said the challenge should be allowed to go ahead over concerns about the airworthiness of the aircraft.
The MoD is defending the legal bid, with its barristers telling the court that the claim has been brought too late.
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