Having followed this thread since it started, I feel obliged to convey gratitude to all contributors for what must be one of the finest threads I’ve ever read
From what I can gather, documentation in the public domain relating to the Air Accident Investigation department at Farnborough seems to be fairly thin on the ground, and I was wondering if any of the contributors here might be able to supply background information relating to its initial inception and projects over the years? Obviously, the Comet investigation brought this department into the public spotlight, but when exactly did RAE first establish an accident investigation dept, and what events precipitated this?
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