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Old 14th Aug 2002, 21:30
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Channel Four's Comet 'hatchet job'

The Times on Monday carried a brief story saying J.M. Ramsden, the former Flight International editor an de Havilland apprentice, was seeking an explanation as to how he and other former DH staff who took part in the Channel Four documentary on the Comet has been duped into doing so on a false pretext, and how their contribution had been wilfully distorted in order to create a sensational programme which was untruthful.
The Times story was a precis of a lengthy article in the AOPA UK magazine, General Aviation. I must say I was originally impressed by the Channel Four documentary, but having seen Mike Ramsden's article I understand why he's unimpressed. I know there was some discussion here when the programme was shown; I'll try to get a copy of Ramsden's article and post it here.
I look forward to hearing Channel Four's explanations.
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