Sunday, April 22, 2007
Nimrod Faults Still Exist, Despite Refurbishment.
Following last years crash over Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of a Nimrod aircraft based at RAF Kinloss in Scotland, todays Sunday Times reports that a fleet of refurbished Nimrods will have the same leaking fuel systems that were identified as the cause of last year’s disaster which killed 14 crew.
According to the report, a Nimrod returned to base recently with seven tons of fuel “sloshing around” after it leaked into its bomb bay.
Defence Secretary Des Browne is facing accusations that the government has put cost-cutting before the welfare of the services, a claim he will find hard to deny given the continual criticism over equipment shortages in the armed forces and the fiasco of the captured UK personnel by Iran.
There is widespread disillusionment among crews. So many ground crew have left that the Ministry of Defence is advertising on the internet for civilian technicians to work at Kinloss.
Browne should leave too, in disgrace.
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According to the report, a Nimrod returned to base recently with seven tons of fuel “sloshing around” after it leaked into its bomb bay.
Defence Secretary Des Browne is facing accusations that the government has put cost-cutting before the welfare of the services, a claim he will find hard to deny given the continual criticism over equipment shortages in the armed forces and the fiasco of the captured UK personnel by Iran.
There is widespread disillusionment among crews. So many ground crew have left that the Ministry of Defence is advertising on the internet for civilian technicians to work at Kinloss.
Browne should leave too, in disgrace.
See all recent posts.
Labels: Afghanistan, NuLab, Scotland
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