Fuel leak blamed for Nimrod crash (Afghanistan)

[Eugene]

Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 17:30 GMT

Fuel leak blamed for Nimrod crash

An RAF Nimrod crash in Afghanistan which killed 14 people was
probably caused by a mid-air fuel leak, a Ministry of Defence
inquiry has found.

Defence Secretary Des Browne and Chief of Air Staff Sir Glenn
Torpy both apologised to the families of the victims of the
September 2006 crash.

Mr Browne also announced a further safety review, but insisted
the Nimrod fleet was still safe to fly.

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The BOI report concluded that fuel probably escaped into a bay
on the starboard side of aircraft XV230 either because of a
leaking fuel coupling or an overflowing fuel tank.

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The Nimrod had received 22,000lbs of fuel in an air-to-air
refuelling operation on 2 September 2006, but within 90
seconds of completion a fire alarm in the bomb bay and a smoke
warning sounded.

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[TwilightGardener]

1. I'm sorry, but when you name something "The Nimrod", you're asking for trouble.

[Up2Late]

2. Sorry for the family, but NImrod?

Only the British, in there typical arrogance regarding the English Language, would name a military aircraft "Nimrod."

Did anyone there check the dictionary for the word Nimrod? Btw, my heritage is Irish and French.

Nimrod

One entry found.

Nimrod

Main Entry: Nim·rod
Pronunciation: \ˈnim-ˌräd\

Function: noun

Etymology: Hebrew Nimrōdh

Date: 15th century

1: a descendant of Ham represented in Genesis as a mighty hunter and a king of Shinar
2: not capitalized : hunter
3: not capitalized slang : idiot, jerk

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nimrod+]