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Response due over Nimrod tragedy New military aviation body set up
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The UK government is to give its detailed response to a highly critical report into the Nimrod disaster which killed 14 men based at RAF Kinloss. A new independent military aviation authority is to be set up following the fatal crash of an RAF Nimrod, the defence secretary has announced.
October's independent review into the 2006 crash in Afghanistan accused the MoD of sacrificing safety to cut costs. The organisation, with a staff of 250 people, will begin regulating and auditing military aviation activities from next April, Bob Ainsworth said.
The decision comes after a critical report into the Nimrod disaster which killed 14 men in Afghanistan in 2006.
The review accused the MoD of sacrificing safety to cut costs.
The investigation ruled the incident, caused by a fuel leak, was preventable.The investigation ruled the incident, caused by a fuel leak, was preventable.
Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth apologised to victims' families at the time of the report, and will now make a statement to the House of Commons. Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Ainsworth reiterated his apology to the families of the victims, who were all based at RAF Kinloss.
The critical report, by Charles Haddon-Cave QC, said the Afghanistan crash occurred because of a "systemic breach" of the military covenant. The critical report from October, by Charles Haddon-Cave QC, said the crash occurred because of a "systemic breach" of the military covenant.
And a safety review of the Nimrod MR2 carried out by the MoD, BAE Systems and QinetiQ was branded a "lamentable job".And a safety review of the Nimrod MR2 carried out by the MoD, BAE Systems and QinetiQ was branded a "lamentable job".
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Fourteen crewmen, based at RAF Kinloss in Moray, died when the aircraft - XV230 - blew up after air-to-air refuelling when leaking fuel made contact with a hot air pipe.Fourteen crewmen, based at RAF Kinloss in Moray, died when the aircraft - XV230 - blew up after air-to-air refuelling when leaking fuel made contact with a hot air pipe.
The 14 men killed on the Nimrod were:The 14 men killed on the Nimrod were:
Flt Lt Steven Johnson, 38, from Collingham, Nottinghamshire, Flt Lt Leigh Anthony Mitchelmore, 28, from Bournemouth, Dorset, Flt Lt Gareth Rodney Nicholas, 40, from Redruth, Cornwall, Flt Lt Allan James Squires, 39, from Clatterbridge, Merseyside and Flt Lt Steven Swarbrick, 28, from Liverpool.Flt Lt Steven Johnson, 38, from Collingham, Nottinghamshire, Flt Lt Leigh Anthony Mitchelmore, 28, from Bournemouth, Dorset, Flt Lt Gareth Rodney Nicholas, 40, from Redruth, Cornwall, Flt Lt Allan James Squires, 39, from Clatterbridge, Merseyside and Flt Lt Steven Swarbrick, 28, from Liverpool.
Flt Sgt Gary Wayne Andrews, 48, from Tankerton, Kent, Flt Sgt Stephen Beattie, 42, from Dundee, Flt Sgt Gerard Martin Bell, 48, from Newport, Shropshire, and Flt Sgt Adrian Davies, 49, from Amersham, Buckinghamshire, Sgt Benjamin James Knight, 25, from Bridgwater, Sgt John Joseph Langton, 29,from Liverpool and Sgt Gary Paul Quilliam, 42, from Manchester.Flt Sgt Gary Wayne Andrews, 48, from Tankerton, Kent, Flt Sgt Stephen Beattie, 42, from Dundee, Flt Sgt Gerard Martin Bell, 48, from Newport, Shropshire, and Flt Sgt Adrian Davies, 49, from Amersham, Buckinghamshire, Sgt Benjamin James Knight, 25, from Bridgwater, Sgt John Joseph Langton, 29,from Liverpool and Sgt Gary Paul Quilliam, 42, from Manchester.
L/Cpl Oliver Simon Dicketts, of the Parachute Regiment, from Wadhurst and Royal Marine Joseph David Windall, 22, from Hazlemere.L/Cpl Oliver Simon Dicketts, of the Parachute Regiment, from Wadhurst and Royal Marine Joseph David Windall, 22, from Hazlemere.