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Date: 12th May 2008
Service: CEEFAX
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Original Broadcast Channel: BBC1
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P114 CEEFAX 1 114 Mon 12 May 19:53/27 Inquest hears Nimrod recordings A recording from the cockpit of an RAF Nimrod taken moments before it exploded has been played at an inquest to the families of the 14 men who died. The aircraft exploded minutes after air-to-air refuelling near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on 2 September 2006. A Harrier jet pilot who was flying nearby told the Oxford inquest he saw a"massive, catastrophic explosion". Flt Lt Douglas McKay said the blast wasspherical in shape and "about twice thediameter of the aircraft's wing span." Home news digest 141World digest 142News Index 102Flash 150Regional 160Next news News Indx Headlines Main Menu