And The Sun has published an 'exclusive' on XV206 from somewhere
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006580448,00.html
I don't know what has prompted this article, but there must be a reason.
...and its 90% bollocks
(and the XV206 thread has been locked)
I'm not looking for comments on this article, it is The Sun, after all. Just wondering what has prompted this exclusive.
By TOM NEWTON DUNN
December 18, 2006
THIRTY Brits and a VIP escaped when their RAF Hercules struck a landmine.
The device was planted on a runway in an Afghan desert airfield in Helmand.
The MoD originally blamed the disaster on a burst tyre, but The Sun can today reveal the real reason. The plane was later blown up to prevent parts being scavenged by Taliban fighters.
British envoy Stephen Evans, 56, escaped unhurt but two bodyguards were seriously wounded. Passengers dashed off the plane down its lowered tail gate.
The aircraft did not carry foam — now standard for C130s in war zones.