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| A memorial service is to be held at a Moray air station for the 14 military personnel killed when a RAF Nimrod aircraft crashed in Afghanistan. | A memorial service is to be held at a Moray air station for the 14 military personnel killed when a RAF Nimrod aircraft crashed in Afghanistan. |
| Families and friends of the 12 air force crew, a Royal Marine and a soldier who died in the tragedy last September will gather at RAF Kinloss. | Families and friends of the 12 air force crew, a Royal Marine and a soldier who died in the tragedy last September will gather at RAF Kinloss. |
| Station Commander Jerry Kessell said there could be few on the base who did not know one of the dead personally. | Station Commander Jerry Kessell said there could be few on the base who did not know one of the dead personally. |
| Many of the funerals for the RAF crew were held in communities near Kinloss. | Many of the funerals for the RAF crew were held in communities near Kinloss. |
| Rayna Quilliam's husband Gary was one of the men killed in the tragedy and she is still coming to terms with the loss. | |
| NIMROD CRASH VICTIMS Flt Lt Allan Squires, 39, from Clatterbridge, MerseysideFlt Lt Steven Johnson, 38, from Collingham, NottinghamshireFlt Lt Gareth Nicholas, 40, from Redruth, CornwallFlt Lt Steven Swarbrick, 28, from LiverpoolFlt Lt Leigh Mitchelmore, 28, from Bournemouth, DorsetFlt Sgt Adrian Davies, 49, from Amersham, BuckinghamshireFlt Sgt Gary Wayne Andrews, 48, from Tankerton, KentFlt Sgt Gerard Bell, 48, from Newport, ShropshireFlt Sgt Stephen Beattie, 42, from DundeeSgt Gary Paul Quilliam, 42, from ManchesterSgt Ben Knight, 25, from BridgewaterSgt John Langton, 29, from LiverpoolMarine Joseph Windall, 22 from Hazlemere L/Cpl Oliver Dicketts, from Wadhurst | NIMROD CRASH VICTIMS Flt Lt Allan Squires, 39, from Clatterbridge, MerseysideFlt Lt Steven Johnson, 38, from Collingham, NottinghamshireFlt Lt Gareth Nicholas, 40, from Redruth, CornwallFlt Lt Steven Swarbrick, 28, from LiverpoolFlt Lt Leigh Mitchelmore, 28, from Bournemouth, DorsetFlt Sgt Adrian Davies, 49, from Amersham, BuckinghamshireFlt Sgt Gary Wayne Andrews, 48, from Tankerton, KentFlt Sgt Gerard Bell, 48, from Newport, ShropshireFlt Sgt Stephen Beattie, 42, from DundeeSgt Gary Paul Quilliam, 42, from ManchesterSgt Ben Knight, 25, from BridgewaterSgt John Langton, 29, from LiverpoolMarine Joseph Windall, 22 from Hazlemere L/Cpl Oliver Dicketts, from Wadhurst |
| She said: "The knock at the door was one of the most unbelievable situations. I still don't think I can believe it." | |
| The crash has led to concerns over the safety of the Nimrod fleet. | |
| Its cause is currently being investigated by a Board of Inquiry. | |
| Claire Mitchelmore's husband Leigh also died and five months on she is still looking for answers. | |
| She said: "I want to know exactly why these guys had to die. Leigh went into Nimrods because he said it was one of the safest jobs he could have. | |
| "It was meant to be a family man's job. He should be coming home. They should all be coming home and they are not." | |
| Group Captain Kessell said the memorial would be a large service attended by between 1,600 and 2,000 people. | |
| He said: "It is a time of remembrance again. | He said: "It is a time of remembrance again. |
| "I don't think there is an individual on the station at Kinloss who does not know one or more of those who were lost. | "I don't think there is an individual on the station at Kinloss who does not know one or more of those who were lost. |
| "Personally, I knew the vast majority of them." | "Personally, I knew the vast majority of them." |
| Returned home | |
| The bodies of the servicemen were repatriated to the station on the Moray coast, rather than Brize Norton as is the normal practice, following calls from the families. | The bodies of the servicemen were repatriated to the station on the Moray coast, rather than Brize Norton as is the normal practice, following calls from the families. |
| The last time mourners gathered at RAF Kinloss was on 12 September when the men were returned home in a moving repatriation ceremony. | The last time mourners gathered at RAF Kinloss was on 12 September when the men were returned home in a moving repatriation ceremony. |
| Monday's service, which is expected to last about 45 minutes, is being held in a hangar at the station. | Monday's service, which is expected to last about 45 minutes, is being held in a hangar at the station. |
| It will be conducted by Rev Andrew Hewett, senior chaplain for RAF Kinloss and Lossiemouth. | It will be conducted by Rev Andrew Hewett, senior chaplain for RAF Kinloss and Lossiemouth. |
| He will be assisted by Padre Alasdair Nicholl from the Church of Scotland and Roman Catholic chaplain, Father Ivan Boyle. | He will be assisted by Padre Alasdair Nicholl from the Church of Scotland and Roman Catholic chaplain, Father Ivan Boyle. |