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Old 15th Feb 2008, 06:23
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Yes names have been released, but I will leave that for someone else.

The work for the day had finished and everone was heading back to base camp on Mardathuna Station. What I do not understand is why they got so close to each other. As can be seen from the news footages, it happened on top of the Kennedy Ranges which is fairly flat with a few sandhills. The edge of the range is very rugged and falls away steeply.

There were very large CB,s in the area....... I had to avoid them myself, but that still doesn't really explain why the collision.

Very tragic indeed, especially where father and grandfather of the pilot are so well known and respected in the area.
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