Serviceman's Father Says Air Safety Standards Must Now Be Improved ; Manslaughter Charges Possible

Western Mail › October 30, 2009

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THE father of a Welsh serviceman killed in an aircraft explosion says a damning report criticising poor safety standards must pave the way for improvements, as it emerged corporate manslaughter charges could be brought over the tragedy.

Brian Squires' son Flight Lieutenant Allan Squires was one of 14 servicemen killed when an RAF Nimrod spy plane exploded over Kandahar, in Afghanistan, in September 2006.

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Serviceman's Father Says Air Safety Standards Must Now Be Improved ; Manslaughter Charges Possible

A damning report by aviation legal expert, Charles Hadon-Cave QC, strongly criticised the Ministry of Defence and firms BAE Systems and QinetiQ for a botched review of...

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