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General Aviation Discussion => Aviation News => Topic started by: casper on March 01, 2007, 12:54:29 PM
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Only seven of the Royal Air Force's 48 Hercules aircraft have been fitted with special foam to prevent explosions, the BBC has learned.
An absence of explosive suppressant foam (ESF) has been blamed for the death of 10 servicemen in a Hercules air crash in Iraq two years ago.
One former squadron commander described the situation as "criminally insane".
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said the programme to fit ESF would be completed by the end of the year.
More Info (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6406203.stm)