The student was O/C Nusierat; his instructor on that flight was OC 3 Sqn, Ron Etheridge. Nusierat was an Iraqi. The day prior to that fatal accident I had failed him on his final review test; but protocol for that country dictated that the ultimate decision was to be taken by the Sqn Cdr. And so it was. They were doing a P Div into Shawbury, and were on a GCA in manual. The aircraft dived into the ground, wings level, from about 600 feet. Friday, 2 Nov 73. No cause could be found for the accident, but the squadron QFIs had a view.
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