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Old 22nd Oct 2008, 18:06
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bcgallacher
 
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I spent two days on Ben More retrieving the remains of HI - I was astounded at the complete destruction of the aircraft.We collected what was left in garbage bags loaded into cargo nets then helicoptered by a military Puma down to the road. only about 3 pieces were large enough to require a seperate lift.I was a colleague of the two engineers on board and have never forgotten the incident.It brought home to me the high cost of errors in our business - I am an LAE and it made a deep impression on me as it was the first fatal accident I was involved with.
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