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| Grounded Nimrod flight takes off | Grounded Nimrod flight takes off |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Two Nimrod flights from RAF Kinloss have taken off after being cancelled due to delays for safety checks on the fleet following a crash in Afghanistan. | Two Nimrod flights from RAF Kinloss have taken off after being cancelled due to delays for safety checks on the fleet following a crash in Afghanistan. |
| A Nimrod flight from the Moray base - in mourning for the lost crew - was cancelled on Tuesday evening after a "minor technical issue". | A Nimrod flight from the Moray base - in mourning for the lost crew - was cancelled on Tuesday evening after a "minor technical issue". |
| The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said there had been a potential issue not related to the crash. | The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said there had been a potential issue not related to the crash. |
| Defence Secretary Des Browne has been visiting the base to offer sympathy. | |
| Twelve of the 14 men killed in the Nimrod crash were based at RAF Kinloss. | Twelve of the 14 men killed in the Nimrod crash were based at RAF Kinloss. |
| Trying week | Trying week |
| By the time the technical issues were dealt with on Tuesday the training flight was cancelled because the crew had been on stand-by since the early hours, in what their captain described as a "trying week". | By the time the technical issues were dealt with on Tuesday the training flight was cancelled because the crew had been on stand-by since the early hours, in what their captain described as a "trying week". |
| It eventually took off at 0751 BST with a full crew. A second Nimrod flight also took off. | |
| A four-man board of inquiry will investigate the cause of the Afghanistan crash, which is thought to have been due to a technical fault. | A four-man board of inquiry will investigate the cause of the Afghanistan crash, which is thought to have been due to a technical fault. |
| FACT FILE Nimrod R1 | |
| Moray MP Angus Robertson has urged the government to send the bodies straight to RAF Kinloss rather than RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire to avoid any delays. | Moray MP Angus Robertson has urged the government to send the bodies straight to RAF Kinloss rather than RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire to avoid any delays. |
| The small Moray community is beginning the healing process, with counselling being offered to both young and old. Relatives have been paying tribute. | The small Moray community is beginning the healing process, with counselling being offered to both young and old. Relatives have been paying tribute. |