News Source: ITN
| about 1 year ago
A senior RAF officer admitted there was a "fundamental flaw" in the aircraft fleet's design. "At the heart of this was a fundamental design flaw. Air Commodore George Baber Air Commodore George Baber admitted mistakes were made during a hazard...
News Source: The Scotsman
| about 1 year ago
13 May 2008 THE cockpit recording from an RAF Nimrod spy plane moments before it exploded in the sky over Afghanistan was played yesterday to the families of the 14 men killed in the tragedy. The audio recording ended at 11:15am on 2 September, 2006,...
News Source: The Guardian
| about 1 year ago
The final words of British servicemen trying to land their stricken Nimrod spy plane minutes before it exploded over Afghanistan were heard at the inquest into their deaths yesterday. The families of the 14 servicemen, killed when the plane came down...