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| Date: | Tuesday 5 January 2021 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Boeing Chinook HC6A (CH-47D) |
| Owner/operator: | 28 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZA679 |
| MSN: | MA010/M7014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Wantage, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
A RAF Boeing Chinook HC6A helicopter, operated by 28 Squadron, made an emergency landing in a field in the area of Wantage, Oxfordshire, after a technical malfunction. There were no injuries, but the wheels of the helicopter sank into the soft ground. The aircraft was extracted on 11 January 2021, after six days in situ.
Sources:
1. https://www.air101.co.uk/2021/01/raf-chinook-makes-emergency-landing-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+co/fMxO+(Air101)
2. https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/74953_1434643564.jpg (photo)
3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-55590586
4. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9126121/Chinook-helicopter-gets-bogged-muddy-field-mechanical-failure.html
5. https://planetradio.co.uk/greatest-hits/berkshire-north-hampshire/news/locally-based-military-helicopter-gets-stuck-in-the-mud/
6. https://www.airlive.net/alert-a-raf-chinook-made-an-emergency-landing-in-a-field-following-a-mechanical-issue/
7. https://www.forces.net/news/chinook-stuck-field-after-landing-over-mechanical-issue
8. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/637915-military-heli-down-wantage-uk.html
9. https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19003988.raf-chinook-lifted-muddy-field-near-wantage/
10. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-55620017
Media:
On Tuesday, an RAF Benson Chinook made a precautionary landing in a field near Wantage after a mechanical issue. Unfortunately, it soon sank into the field’s soft ground and work is ongoing to extract it safely.
— RAF Benson (@RAFBenson) January 7, 2021
Read more on this on our Facebook page: https://t.co/rzuVe3UEeN pic.twitter.com/16R4l0V4Nv
We’re pleased to confirm that the Chinook that became stuck in a field near Wantage last week has been lifted successfully and is now out of the mud.
— RAF Benson (@RAFBenson) January 11, 2021
Read more on this on our Facebook page: https://t.co/vAmMtMO4bQ pic.twitter.com/JayowzmjTO
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2021 09:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Jan-2021 09:55 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jan-2021 15:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jan-2021 16:53 | Gerard76 | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Embed code, Operator, ] |
| 12-Jan-2021 13:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2021 13:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2021 13:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 27-Jun-2021 13:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jun-2021 13:07 | Aerossurance | Updated |
| 28-Jul-2021 14:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category, ] |
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