As reported
on the BBC and the
Daily Mail
My cousin flew Wessex and Sea King in the Australian Navy.
He died of asbestosis, but this was attributed to dust from lagged pipes running above his bunk....
Military staff who worked on Sea King helicopters are being warned they may have been exposed to asbestos.The Ministry of Defence is urgently removing parts suspected of containing the harmful material from its aircraft, which have been in service since 1969.
The Mail on Sunday reports thousands of engineers may be affected, but pilots - who have included members of the royal family - are not said to be at risk.An MoD spokeswoman said the safety of personnel was "our highest priority".