1986 British International Helicopters Chinook crash 1986 British International Helicopters Chinook crash On 6 November 1986, a Boeing 234LR Chinook helicopter returning workers from the Brent oilfield crashed on approach to land at Sumburgh Airport in the Shetland Islands. At from the runway the helicopter had a catastrophic forward transmission failure which de-synchronised the tandem rotors, causing the blades to collide. The helicopter crashed into the sea and sank. 43 passengers and two crew members were killed in the crash; one passenger and one crew member survived with wounds. The helicopter was normally based at Aberdeen Airport but had been based at Sumburgh Airport since 3
Chinook Sciences 2014 that Chinook Sciences had been honoured in the 20th Annual Environment and Energy Awards. Chinook won as the most innovative company in the Energy from Waste Category for its patented End Stage Recycling® Technology with Renewable Energy generation. Chinook Sciences was named winner of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation on the 21st of April 2014. Published on that date to mark the Queen's birthday. Chinook Sciences won for their development of thermal heat treatment plants for recovering recycled metal and generating renewable energy from waste. On May 23, 2014 Chinook Sciences announced that it had secured a