Response due over RAF Kinloss Nimrod tragedy report
A day after the government announced it’s intention to raid the coffers of the defence budget to fund Afghanistan, despite its assurances they would found the war from Treasury reserves, we get the unconnected news that the Government Response to the damning report into the loss of Nimrod XV230 will be released today.
Any disbelief that the early phasing out of the Nimrod MR2’s is connected to this is purely in my mind. The report released in October’s independent review into the 2006 crash in Afghanistan accused the MoD of sacrificing safety to cut costs.
The investigation ruled the incident, caused by a fuel leak, was preventable.
Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth apologised to victims’ families at the time of the report, and will now make a statement to the House of Commons.
The critical report, by Charles Haddon-Cave QC, said the Afghanistan crash occurred because of a “systemic breach” of the military covenant.
And a safety review of the Nimrod MR2 carried out by the MoD, BAE Systems and QinetiQ was branded a “lamentable job”.
BBC News – Response due over RAF Kinloss Nimrod tragedy report.
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