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| Three men killed in an RAF Puma crash in North Yorkshire died because the pilot was attempting manoeuvres beyond his capabilities, a coroner has ruled. | Three men killed in an RAF Puma crash in North Yorkshire died because the pilot was attempting manoeuvres beyond his capabilities, a coroner has ruled. |
| Pilot Flt Lt David Sale, 28, and crewman Sgt Phillip Burfoot, 27, from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire, died in the crash near Catterick Garrison. | Pilot Flt Lt David Sale, 28, and crewman Sgt Phillip Burfoot, 27, from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire, died in the crash near Catterick Garrison. |
| Pte Sean Tait, 17, of Glasgow, died in hospital two days later, on 10 August. | |
| Recording a narrative verdict the coroner criticised the administration of RAF Benson where the men were based. | |
| Coroner Geoff Fell said: "Against a background of deteriorating administration, airmanship and discipline, the helicopter crashed." | Coroner Geoff Fell said: "Against a background of deteriorating administration, airmanship and discipline, the helicopter crashed." |
| The Puma crashed on 8 August 2007 during a training exercise to familiarise soldiers with the use of helicopters in a combat situations. | The Puma crashed on 8 August 2007 during a training exercise to familiarise soldiers with the use of helicopters in a combat situations. |
| The inquest in Harrogate was played a cockpit recording from the aircraft two hours before the crash in which Flt Lt Sale can be heard to say "let's scare the shit out of this taxi". | The inquest in Harrogate was played a cockpit recording from the aircraft two hours before the crash in which Flt Lt Sale can be heard to say "let's scare the shit out of this taxi". |
| The inquest also heard that the Johnny Cash hit Ring Of Fire was being played over the cockpit speaker. | The inquest also heard that the Johnny Cash hit Ring Of Fire was being played over the cockpit speaker. |