DV thank you very much. I appreciate that you have been all over this already and have posted many times on the subject, so apologies for the late questions. I'm clear that in practice inquests into fatal flying accidents seem more likely to be held in England and Wales compared to FAI's in Scotland. I can see that there is a strong argument for this to be in practical terms the same on both sides of the border.
The definition of "service deaths" in section 17(2) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 might be helpful as far as it goes (it's not perfect in relation to flying duties) but the section only relates to monitoring and training by the Chief Coroner, not the decision to hold an inquest.
Have your researches shown that, unlike in Scotland, inquests have invariably been held into recent fatal service flying accidents in England and Wales?
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