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Old 29th Nov 2014, 05:24
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Capvermell
 
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Poor reporting on BBC Radio 4 this morning (Saturday 29th November 2014 - I think on their news bulletin at 6am) where they stated that it was a year on today from the Glasgow Police helicopter crash the cause of which was that it "ran out of fuel".

No mention at all that the final AAIB report is not yet out and that the reasons why it crashed have still not been definitively determined.

EDIT:- This news report from yesterday morning on the BBC Scotland website at www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-30244060 seems to possibly partly explain the confused and inaccurate cut down version of the same on Radio 4 this morning.

Yet the Beeb's very own website news article of yesterday morning still quite clearly stated that "The AAIB said both engines failed but has yet to set out the cause"

FURTHER EDIT:-

Just heard the 7am Radio 4 news bulletin and it now says there are demands for all helicopters to be fitted with black boxes and that conclusions on why both engines stopped have not yet been reached by the AAIB. So it appears the Beeb must had some negative feedback on their earlier report and now adjusted it accordingly.

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