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Old 7th Nov 2006, 09:02
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Tandemrotor
 
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I doubt that closure, to use a cliched but apt modern term, can be achieved until the case is re-examined, preferably by a civilian court of enquiry and a verdict reached that no-one can subsequently claim is legally flawed.
Are you familiar with the workings of a Fatal Accident Inquiry?

Are you familiar with the findings of the FAI in this particular case?

It seems to me that this case already HAS been re-examined, by a civilian court, the findings of which NOBODY has (yet) claimed to be legally flawed.

In a perverse way, and without wishing to sound unnecessarily flippant: Weren't the guys lucky their accident occured in Scotland!

Regards

PS. As far as the issue of guilt/innocence is concerned, I can't find fault with the assessment of the president of the Board of Inquiry, who said something very similar to this:

It would be incorrect to criticise the pilots for human failings, as it was impossible to recreate the sequence of events leading up to the accident

I hope my memory isn't too far from the record. I think that statement says it all!
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