We are totally disgusted and appalled after reading the comments made by Tim Collins in the wake of the Inquest, after the recommendations made by H M Coroner Mr David Masters. He may have been good in uniform but it seems he must be putting things together to write a book. If he had been around before or whilst the Inquest was in progress, as the relatives were, he would NEVER have heard the mention of compensation being brought up by anyone. All the families ever sought was the truth to come out into the circumstances of the crash of XV179, and after hearing the summing up of HMC we believe that he certainly hit the nail on the head about so many things that were wrong in the RAF and the MoD regarding this incident. Let us all hope, and especially those still serving,. that all these recommendations are carried out in entirety, especially following the quote made by the new Defence Secretary John Huttons in this same article. We will wait and see. Finally, all the families know that no amount of money will EVER compensate for losing our boys, but perhaps if this is the only way to make the MoD sit up and listen, then so be it.
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