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Air New Zealand apologises to crash families thirty years later

Air New Zealand has finally said sorry to the families those who died in a plane crash thirty years ago, stopping short of apologising for the accident itself or the airline’s actions during investigations into its cause.

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Two Air Corps crew missing in plane crash

Two Air Corps members were feared killed tonight after their plane crashed.

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Airline apologizes for crash 30 years ago

New Zealand's national carrier apologized Friday to the families of victims of the nation's worst air disaster — 30 years after it happened.

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Laughing and joking – then tragedy struck

The audio clip was played in court on the opening day of the inquest into the deaths of Flight Lieutenant David Sale, 28, from Teesside, Sergeant Phillip Burfoot, 27, from Cardiff, and 17-year-old army recruit Private Sean Tait, from Glasgow.TheADVERTISEMENT12 men on board could be heard whooping and laughing as the aircraft flew low near Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, on 8 August, 2007.In the...

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Laughing and joking – then tragedy struck

The audio clip was played in court on the opening day of the inquest into the deaths of Flight Lieutenant David Sale, 28, from Teesside, Sergeant Phillip Burfoot, 27, from Cardiff, and 17-year-old army recruit Private Sean Tait, from Glasgow.The12 men on board could be heard whooping and laughing as the aircraft flew low near Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, on 8 August, 2007.In the recording,...

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Wales News: Crew laughed before helicopter crash

... Private Sean Tait.The 12 men on board the helicopter could be heard whooping and laughing as the aircraft flew low over land near Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, on August 8, 2007.During the recording, one voice could be heard saying “s***, s***, s***” and an on-board computer was heard to say “low height” on a number of occasions.The packed courtroom was also shown a computer simulation of...

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Crash pilot's funeral announced

The funeral details for a 38-year-old pilot who was killed when the helicopter he was in crashed in Lancashire are announced.

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Liverpool Local News: Helicopter crash pilot Steven Lewis funeral date set

THE funeral of a Merseyside pilot killed in a helicopter accident will take place on Wednesday.