BBC News - Pilot error 'led to Puma crash'
A helicopter crash in Iraq which killed two SAS soldiers in 2007 was primarily caused by pilot error, a coroner has ruled at an inquest into their deaths.
However Herefordshire coroner David Halpern also criticised the Ministry of Defence for "indefensible procedural and maintenance errors".
Sgt John Battersby, 31, of Lancashire, and Cpl Lee Fitzsimmons, 26, from Peterborough, died in the crash.
Two other servicemen were seriously injured in the incident in Baghdad.
Mr Halpern also said a lack of equipment contributed to the men's deaths.
Cpl Fitzsimmons' mother, Jacqui Auty, told the hearing: "When our sons lay their lives on the line for the greater good, I think they deserve better than this."
The crash happened during a mission to find and capture insurgents believed to be responsible for a bombing campaign.