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Old 20th Aug 2017, 16:49
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DaveReidUK
 
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Originally Posted by Trim Stab
Well that is a fairly extravagant assertion. Three separate Norwegian investigations all concluded it was structural break-up - there was no blame attached to the crew.

The allegations that it was caused by a Harrier intercept also have no evidence.

Moreover, the Harrier pilots who would have been flying on that exercise will now all be happily collecting their pensions so have nothing to lose - do you really believe that they would not come forward and admit it if they had really accidentally killed some fellow aviators of a very friendly allied country like Norway?
Never let the truth get in the way of a good conspiracy theory.

PPRuNe: Possible RAF Harrier MidAir Collision Meham, Norway 1982
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