............ part of the Air Force's new approach to the legal prosecution of offenders, instead of deciding internally on misdemeanours.
Similar action will presumably be taken after an Alouette helicopter crashed in March this year outside Harrismith in the Free State.
The pilot had stopped at the Wimpy so that the crew on board could buy food. The helicopter crashed shortly after take-off.
Apparently 15 charges relating to negligence are now being investigated against the pilot, a lieutenant from Bloemfontein.