Crash aircraft's history of faults

The Scotsman;  May 20, 1998 ;     700+ words ......reason for the crash, he says. Sqdn Ldr Burke said that the earlier failure...fracturing adjacent flying controls." Sqdn Ldr Burke said yesterday a slight stiffness...Inverness for a security conference. Sqdn Ldr Burke said if the control had failed...

'Pilots refused to fly Chinooks' Aircraft plagued by problems - Lords...

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  October 17, 2001 ;     424 words ......never to speak of the crash again. Sqdn Ldr Burke followed those orders until leaving...been wrongly taken and oversaid. Sqdn Ldr Burke told the Lords that both Mark...the centre of their concerns. Sqdn Ldr Burke said: Pilots refused to fly a...

Widow fights for justice 25 years after suicide of her RAF husband

The Scotsman;  December 29, 2001 ;     700+ words ......however, that the real damage was done. Sqdn Ldr Denson was a changed man, trapped inside...want to know whether it was legal for Sqdn Ldr Denson's commanding officers to order...three-megaton nuclear weapon, and 26-year-old Sqdn Ldr Denson had been detailed to fly through...

Four men lost as RAF avro vulcan crashes

Lincolnshire Echo;  September 30, 2008 ;     173 words ......captain of the aircraft Squadron Leader D. R. Howard. The other four on board were Sqdn Ldr Edward Eames, Sqdn Ldr J Stroud, who lived in Waddington, Sqdn Ldr Albert Gamble and Frederick Bassett of A V Roe and Co. The Vulcan was making a ground...

SARAH BROWN 'GRANDPA' WAS VICTIM OF 50s NUCLEAR TESTS; EXCLUSIVE Squadron...

Sunday Mirror (London, England);  December 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ......impossible to contain the radiation . Sqdn Ldr Pooley - who had to be decontaminated...returned an open verdict. But now, after Sqdn Ldr Pooley's report was declassified and passed...had could have been caused by his job. Sqdn Ldr Pooley became Sarah Brown's step-grandfather...

Stuart sets out on gruelling cycle ride in memory of wife

Lincolnshire Echo;  May 23, 2007 ;     348 words ......experience a range of emotions," said Sqdn Ldr Andrews. "You feel everything is beyond...could make a difference to someone else." Sqdn Ldr Andrews, who works for the base's quality...family from Fiskerton were in Italy, where Sqdn Ldr Andrews served. Steven, who attends William...

Fearless flyers to show their stuff above Nelson

The Nelson Mail;  March 9, 2007 ;     308 words ......Speirs would have you believe. Yesterday Sqdn Ldr Speirs, a member of the RNZAF Red Checkers...concentration when you were hanging sideways, Sqdn Ldr Speirs said. Pilots couldn't afford to...with sweat when we get on the ground.'' Sqdn Ldr Speirs, also known as Red Checker number...

Lincoln couple divided by wars

Lincolnshire Echo;  April 8, 2008 ;     190 words ......foreign postings to highly volatile areas. Sqdn Ldr Rowley is serving in Basra, Iraq while...and strangely enough, the rain," said Sqdn Ldr Rowley, who went to North Kesteven School...doesn't stop at just one serving couple - Sqdn Ldr Rowley's older brother Christopher and...

A family at war

Lincolnshire Echo;  April 8, 2008 ;     372 words ......foreign postings to highly volatile areas. Sqdn Ldr Rowley is serving in Basra, Iraq, while...now than it was several years ago," said Sqdn Ldr Rowley, who went to North Kesteven High...doesn't stop at just one serving couple - Sqdn Ldr Rowley's big brother Christopher and his...

RAF crews' safety fears over Chinook.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  October 17, 2001 ;     276 words ......never to speak of the crash again. Sqd Ldr Burke left the service four years ago. Yesterday...were to blame for the fatal crash. Sqd Ldr Burke told the Lords Mark I and II Chinooks...Boscombe Down refused to fly them. Sqd Ldr Burke said: 'They were very unhappy with the...

GULF WAR 2: I pressed the button without hesitation. Time for reflection...

The Mirror (London, England);  March 22, 2003 ;     608 words ......dangerous mission. Stepping from his cockpit, Sqdn Ldr David Bradshaw said: I have a sense of...time for reflection will come later on. Sqdn Ldr Jim Provost, who also dropped two Paveway...Pictures: RUSSELL BOYCE/REUTERS; RELIEF: Sqdn Ldr Dave Bradshaw safely back on the ground...

RAF pilots 'refused' to fly Chinooks

Belfast Telegraph;  October 17, 2001 ;     342 words ......never to speak of the crash again. Sqd Ldr Burke followed those orders until leaving the...wrongly taken and over emphasised. Sqd Ldr Burke told the Lords that both Mark 1 and 2...at the centre of their concerns. Sqd Ldr Burke said: "Pilots refused to fly a Mark 2...

India claims Pakistanis killed downed MiG pilot

The Scotsman;  May 31, 1999 ;     533 words ......Scotsman last Friday near the site where Sqdn Ldr Ahuja's plane came down seemed to support...and survival kit. Also on display were Sqdn Ldr Ahuja's identity card - almost always...Brigadier Sial repeatedly stressed that Sqdn Ldr Ahuja's body had not yet been found. Yet...

It was considerable honour, says pilot; Fly past.(News)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  April 10, 2002 ;     312 words ......friendliness to the armed forces, said Sqdn Ldr Day. She maintained her links with the...funeral of such magnitude again, added Sqdn Ldr Day, from Sunderland, who joined the RAF...flown Spitfires and Hurricanes since 1980. Sqdn Ldr Day, who was in charge of today's fly...

Supersonic team wins Bass award.

The Birmingham Post (England);  June 17, 1998 ;     301 words ......land vehicle through the speed of sound. Sqdn Ldr Green received the trophy on behalf of...team qualified for the award because of Sqdn Ldr Green's roots in Atherstone and because...attempts on the world land speed record by Sqdn Ldr Green and the Thrust team it was held...