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| The pilots of two light aircraft which collided over south Wales did not see each other "until it was too late" an inquiry has found. | The pilots of two light aircraft which collided over south Wales did not see each other "until it was too late" an inquiry has found. |
| Both pilots and two Air Training Corps cadets died following the mid-air collision near Bridgend. | Both pilots and two Air Training Corps cadets died following the mid-air collision near Bridgend. |
| Cousins Nikkita Marie Walters, 13, and Katie-Jo Davies, 14, were on RAF "air experience" flights when their two light aircraft collided. | Cousins Nikkita Marie Walters, 13, and Katie-Jo Davies, 14, were on RAF "air experience" flights when their two light aircraft collided. |
| A Ministry of Defence report makes 29 recommendations following the accident. | A Ministry of Defence report makes 29 recommendations following the accident. |
| The aircraft came down on land close to the Kenfig nature reserve in February last year. | The aircraft came down on land close to the Kenfig nature reserve in February last year. |
| The teenage cadets who died were both from Evanstown, near Gilfach Goch, and were pupils at Tonyrefail Comprehensive, in Rhondda Cynon Taf. | The teenage cadets who died were both from Evanstown, near Gilfach Goch, and were pupils at Tonyrefail Comprehensive, in Rhondda Cynon Taf. |
| They had been undertaking air experience flights, which aim to give those interested in a possible military flying career a taste of the RAF's work. | They had been undertaking air experience flights, which aim to give those interested in a possible military flying career a taste of the RAF's work. |
| Our deepest sympathies remain with their families and friends Bill Rammell, Armed Forces Minister class="" href="http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/BoardsOfInquiry/ServiceInquiryInvestigatingTheAccidentToTutorAircraftGbyutAndGbyvn.htm">MoD inquiry report | |
| The aircraft had flown from their base about 20 miles (32km) away at RAF St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan on what was supposed to be a routine 20-minute sortie. | The aircraft had flown from their base about 20 miles (32km) away at RAF St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan on what was supposed to be a routine 20-minute sortie. |
| But eyewitnesses reported seeing the two planes collide and an explosion, before both aircraft crashed to the ground at about 1100 GMT on Thursday 12 February. | But eyewitnesses reported seeing the two planes collide and an explosion, before both aircraft crashed to the ground at about 1100 GMT on Thursday 12 February. |
| Pilots Hylton Price, from Bridgend, and Andrew Marsh, from Vale of Glamorgan, were also killed. | Pilots Hylton Price, from Bridgend, and Andrew Marsh, from Vale of Glamorgan, were also killed. |
| Making the inquiry findings public, the Armed Forces minister Bill Rammell told the House of Commons in a statement that the report set out to learn lessons from the accident. | Making the inquiry findings public, the Armed Forces minister Bill Rammell told the House of Commons in a statement that the report set out to learn lessons from the accident. |
| "The service inquiry panel concluded that the cause of the accident was the controlled flight of both aircraft into the same airspace at the same time," said the minister. | "The service inquiry panel concluded that the cause of the accident was the controlled flight of both aircraft into the same airspace at the same time," said the minister. |
| "Either the pilots did not see each other, or they did not do so until it was too late. | "Either the pilots did not see each other, or they did not do so until it was too late. |
| Wreckage and debris were strewn across half a mile near Porthcawl | Wreckage and debris were strewn across half a mile near Porthcawl |
| "Tragically this crash resulted in the deaths of two air cadets, 14-year-old Katie-Jo Davies and her cousin 13-year-old Nikkita Walters, a volunteer reserve pilot Fg Off Hylton Price (Wg Cdr Retd), and Flt Lt Andrew Marsh. | "Tragically this crash resulted in the deaths of two air cadets, 14-year-old Katie-Jo Davies and her cousin 13-year-old Nikkita Walters, a volunteer reserve pilot Fg Off Hylton Price (Wg Cdr Retd), and Flt Lt Andrew Marsh. |
| "Our deepest sympathies remain with their families and friends. I know that the RAF community was deeply saddened and shocked by this terrible accident." | "Our deepest sympathies remain with their families and friends. I know that the RAF community was deeply saddened and shocked by this terrible accident." |
| The inquiry's main recommendation is the introduction of collision warning systems on RAF tutor aircraft, adding it would "make the single greatest contribution" to preventing a repeat of the tragedy. | The inquiry's main recommendation is the introduction of collision warning systems on RAF tutor aircraft, adding it would "make the single greatest contribution" to preventing a repeat of the tragedy. |
| The service inquiry panel report also highlights issues with visibility in the Grob Tutor plane cockpits. | The service inquiry panel report also highlights issues with visibility in the Grob Tutor plane cockpits. |
| It calls for current planes of this type are modified to improve the field of view, and that in future, the issue of cockpit visibility is carefully considered when obtaining new planes. | It calls for current planes of this type are modified to improve the field of view, and that in future, the issue of cockpit visibility is carefully considered when obtaining new planes. |