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| Date: | Wednesday 10 July 2024 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Boeing Chinook HC6 (CH-47D) |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZA671 |
| MSN: | M/A002/M7007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Field near A31, Bere Regis, Dorset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Odiham, Hampshire |
A Chinook helicopter has been stranded in a field near the A31 in Bere Regis, Dorset, for four days after making a precautionary landing on Wednesday 10 July 2024 following a suspected hydraulic failure.
The Boeing CH-47D ZA671 is being guarded by the RAF in the middle of a field in Bere Regis, Dorset, while it undergoes 'engineering assessment'. It is thought to have been taking part in a large south coast training exercise involving six helicopters when the technical issue arose on Wednesday.
An eyewitness said there were attempts to get the Chinook going on Friday, only for the hydraulic pipe to apparently split.
The Chinook is in a field less than 100 yards from the busy A31 road and not far from a Shell garage.
It is believed to have come from RAF Odiham in Hants and is starting to draw a crowd with plane spotters pulling over to take a look. The Ministry of Defence say they hope to resolve the issue by the end of the weekend.
Lewis Johnstone, 20, from Poole, who works for a military engineering company, said: 'The Chinook went down on Wednesday afternoon or evening while taking part in a big exercise going on along the whole of the south coast with six helicopters. I believe it went down with a hydraulic issue.
'I went along to look at it on Friday after hearing about the Chinook on a Facebook group. They were doing ground checks on the helicopter then fired it up. When they started it again, the hydraulic pipe split, so they shut it down and I imagine it will be there under guard for a few more days.'
A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: 'The Chinook has made a precautionary landing. We are in the process of conducting an engineering assessment...'
Sources:
1. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/chinook-helicopter-left-stranded-in-field-for-days-after-tech-issues/
2. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13632941/Chinook-helicopter-left-stranded-field-days-technical-problems-caused-make-swift-landing.html
3. https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24450581.raf-chinook-helicopter-stranded-bere-regis/
4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp4w199dz2xo
5. https://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=ZA
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bere_Regis
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 February 2025 | ZA671 | Royal Air Force | 0 | Old Warden Airfield, near Biggleswade, Bedfordshire | |
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Boeing Chinook HC2 (CH-47D) ZA671 of 7 Squadron RAF at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire July 1989RAF working to repair helicopter stuck in field https://t.co/XqfTTvFRUV
— BBC Dorset (@BBCDorset) July 15, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2024 13:42 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Jul-2024 12:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Embed code, Operator, ] |
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