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25 top intelligence officers and the crew of four were killed when a Chinook helicopter in which they were traveling from Northern Ireland crashed into a hillside on the Mull of Kintyre.

On June 02, 1994 in Celtic History

25 top intelligence officers and the crew of four were killed when a chinook helicopter in which they were traveling from northern ireland crashed into a hillside on the mull of kintyre.

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