Loadmaster?
Is not one of the duties of the loadmaster to supervise loading of cargo and baggage?
It is hard to believe that an experienced helicopter crew could overlook the loading of something as obvious as a gas bottle.
Additionally, if it was an evacuation-type situation after a natural disaster, the aid worker was probably working under some duress, and the monitoring of dangerous goods was hardly likely to have been part of his job description.
Although the inclusion of dangerous goods may have affected the outcome of the accident, it was not the trigger that caused the tragedy.
Last edited by chimbu warrior; 17th Dec 2008 at 04:05.
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