Ron Chippindale Killed From pacificwingsmagazine.com/ A year later, he became the chief inspector of air accidents and subsequently, in 1990, the chief investigator of accidents for the Transport Accident Investigation Commission. However, the commission's investigation, which broke new ground and changed the way the entire world considered crash investigation thereafter, was not critical of Mr Chippindale's conduct or actions in his investigation and he was widely acknowledged as a hard-working and dedicated professional with an eye for detail.

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Mechanic faces law suit for stubbing out cigarettes outside plane From Cyprus Mail AN AIRPLANE mechanic may have averted a major catastrophe at Larnaca Airport when he snatched the cigarettes from two passengers who lit up just metres away from a plane with a full fuel-tank. According to Phileleftheros sources, one of the two passengers was related to a former senior member of the police and the mechanic was told to be careful by other airport staff. Larnaca police, as well as the police spokesman, yesterday said they had no knowledge of the case and therefore couldn t...

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Inquest into 'copter crash tragedy From Brighouse Echo To read this article in full you must have registered and have a Premium Content Subscription with the Brighouse Echo site. AN INQUEST has opened into the deaths of a millionaire Brighouse couple who died when their helicopter crashed near Harrogate. The full article contains 188 words and appears in Brighouse Echo newspaper.

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Sen. Clinton claims win in Florida despite agreement to ignore ... From American Chronicle Now the Clinton campaign has again broken their word by claiming victory in uncontested elections Sen. Clinton now promising that these delegates will be seated come the convention. The Clinton Library refuses to release e-mails or letters concerning then Mrs. Clinton. Clinton plan, Bill Clinton said on Oct. 1, 1992, "It's a disgrace to the American people that the president (Bush) of the United States would make a claim that is so baseless, that is so without foundation, so shameless in its...

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North Yorkshire helicopter crash: 'Hugely generous' pair praised From Halifax Evening Courier Michael Carr, who is married to Mrs Spencer's daughter Natalie, said it was a devastating tragedy and family members were meeting accident investigators and arranging the funerals. A neighbour said that the family had visited the crash scene and that Mr Carr was at the couple's home yesterday. Gary Newburn said Mr Carr had told him he had spoken to a greenkeeper at the hotel who witnessed the crash. "They were a very quiet couple who were abroad a lot," said Mr Newburn, who lost his brother...

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