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British airmen's bodies in mix-up Body of UK serviceman in mix-up
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A mix-up led to the remains of British airmen killed in Afghanistan being returned in the wrong coffins, the Ministry of Defence has admitted. A mix-up led to the remains of a UK serviceman killed in Afghanistan being returned in the wrong coffin, the Ministry of Defence has admitted.
There was a "regrettable incident" but the problem was sorted out before the troops' funerals, the MoD insisted. It occurred after a Nimrod aircraft crashed near Kandahar in September - killing 14 airmen based at Kinloss in Moray, a soldier and a Marine.
There was a "regrettable incident" but the problem was sorted out before the men's funerals, the MoD insisted.
The Observer says one mother considered cancelling her son's funeral.The Observer says one mother considered cancelling her son's funeral.
The mix-up occurred after a reconnaissance aircraft crashed near Kandahar in September, killing 14 airmen, a soldier and a Marine. The men's bodies were returned home in a ceremony at Kinloss in north-east Scotland.
The men's bodies were returned home in a ceremony at RAF Kinloss in Moray, north-east Scotland.
But it has emerged that at least one victim's remains had ended up in the coffin of another.But it has emerged that at least one victim's remains had ended up in the coffin of another.
Trish Knight's son Ben, 25, was among those killed, said: "We don't know how many mistakes were made over this but body parts were found in a wrong coffin and there may well have been more parts mixed up. Trish Knight's son Ben, 25, was among those killed. She said: "We don't know how many mistakes were made over this but body parts were found in a wrong coffin and there may well have been more parts mixed up.
"We just thought: 'How can we go ahead if we are not sure if it's Ben's body in there or maybe somebody else's?'""We just thought: 'How can we go ahead if we are not sure if it's Ben's body in there or maybe somebody else's?'"
According to an MoD spokesman the families had been made aware of the incident.