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Nimrod families seek assurances Nimrod families left unsatisfied
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The families of 14 servicemen killed when their RAF Nimrod exploded have met Armed Forces Minister Bob Ainsworth to seek assurances. Families of the 14 servicemen killed in an RAF Nimrod crash said they were not satisfied after a meeting with Armed Forces Minister Bob Ainsworth.
They want the fleet grounded to prevent any risk of another tragedy. They said they failed to gain assurances that the fleet would be grounded to prevent the risk of another tragedy.
A coroner ruled the Nimrod fleet was not airworthy. Mr Ainsworth has already echoed the MoD's insistence that the aircraft were safe to fly. The Nimrod which exploded over Afghanistan in 2006 was based at RAF Kinloss in Moray.
The Nimrod crew died in 2006, when the plane exploded just after refuelling mid-air above Kandahar in Afghanistan. A coroner ruled the Nimrod fleet was not airworthy.
The families of some of the servicemen who died announced last month they planned to sue the MoD. Mr Ainsworth has already echoed the MoD's insistence that the aircraft were safe to fly.
The Nimrod crew died when the plane exploded just after refuelling mid-air above Kandahar.
Safety improvements
The families of some of the servicemen who died announced last month that they planned to sue the MoD.
The MoD said safety improvements to the RAF's Nimrod aircraft would not be completed until the summer of next year.The MoD said safety improvements to the RAF's Nimrod aircraft would not be completed until the summer of next year.
The 14 men killed were:The 14 men killed were:
Flt Lt Steven Johnson, 38, from Collingham, Nottinghamshire, Flt Lt Leigh Anthony Mitchelmore, 28, from Bournemouth, Dorset, Flt Lt Gareth Rodney Nicholas, 40, from Redruth, Cornwall, Flt Lt Allan James Squires, 39, from Clatterbridge, Merseyside and Flt Lt Steven Swarbrick, 28, from Liverpool. Flt Lt Steven Johnson, 38, from Collingham, Nottinghamshire; Flt Lt Leigh Anthony Mitchelmore, 28, from Bournemouth, Dorset; Flt Lt Gareth Rodney Nicholas, 40, from Redruth, Cornwall; Flt Lt Allan James Squires, 39, from Clatterbridge, Merseyside; and Flt Lt Steven Swarbrick, 28, from Liverpool.
Flt Sgt Gary Wayne Andrews, 48, from Tankerton, Kent, Flt Sgt Stephen Beattie, 42, from Dundee, Flt Sgt Gerard Martin Bell, 48, from Newport, Shropshire, and Flt Sgt Adrian Davies, 49, from Amersham, Buckinghamshire, Sgt Benjamin James Knight, 25, from Bridgwater, Sgt John Joseph Langton, 29,from Liverpool and Sgt Gary Paul Quilliam, 42, from Manchester. Flt Sgt Gary Wayne Andrews, 48, from Tankerton, Kent; Flt Sgt Stephen Beattie, 42, from Dundee; Flt Sgt Gerard Martin Bell, 48, from Newport, Shropshire; and Flt Sgt Adrian Davies, 49, from Amersham, Buckinghamshire; Sgt Benjamin James Knight, 25, from Bridgwater; Sgt John Joseph Langton, 29, from Liverpool; and Sgt Gary Paul Quilliam, 42, from Manchester.
L/Cpl Oliver Simon Dicketts, of the Parachute Regiment, from Wadhurst and Royal Marine Joseph David Windall, 22, from Hazlemere. L/Cpl Oliver Simon Dicketts, of the Parachute Regiment, from Wadhurst; and Royal Marine Joseph David Windall, 22, from Hazlemere.