Recording a narrative verdict, Coroner Stuart Fisher said the safety pin mechanism was "entirely useless" and said the pin's presence was "likely to mislead".
Is anyone else in PPRuNe-land uncomfortable with this? "Flawed" and "possible to mislead" would be a more responsible thing to say (from a respected 800 year old institution)
This leads to Flt Lt Cunningham's Dad saying
"We welcome the conclusion of the coroner which confirmed what we knew all along, which is that Sean was blameless and his tragic death was preventable"
With the greatest of respect, sir. By any measure, and on at least 2 key points, Sean shares some of the blame.
It is a very serious matter to blame the MoD & MB, when it is clear that complacency, and plain bad luck had a large part to play here. MB statistics alone point to this.
I've got this 'orrible feeling I'm taking the attitude of the Mull of Kintyre Airships here. But I see that the family accepted a settlement in Dec '13 so this one in done & dusted...waiting for the BoI report