I have only today read through the entries concerned with this farce. As a retired Atco of some 30 + years experience I feel that these charges should never have been bought.
I noticed with interest Argus's note on the Canberra crash concerning RNAS Lossiemouth in the '60s. I can correct him in that the controller concerned was indeed court martialled. As in this case the stated charges were so innapropriately framed that one was thrown out immediately following the commencement of the defence case. The controller concerned was found guilty on the remaining charge and " dismissed his ship". He was retrained in another branch of the service. The real guilty party, (Supervision) was allowed to neatly sidestep oficial punishment. (Although he was shortly promoted sideways out of ATC)
I dont know Spot but I wish him and his familly all the best.
Last edited by PPRuNe Radar; 22nd Feb 2003 at 16:59.