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RED 5: An investigation into the death of Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham
This is a story of unrelenting misconduct and injustice.
Martin-Baker, designers of the world’s best escape system, were prosecuted for not providing information they had already supplied many times, but the Ministry of Defence instructed its engineers not to use. Applying this information would have saved Sean Cunningham’s life.
The Health and Safety Executive and Lincolnshire Police did not evaluate verbal, written and video evidence proving the allegation false. The Judge and Coroner were misled. This subversion of the judicial system has placed military aircrew, passengers and the public at greater risk.
Second Edition now published (November 2019). An addendum offers three short chapters on:
1. Post-trial misconduct by the HSE and BBC; the latter broadcasting a programme about the accident containing claims both knew to be untrue.
2. Linkages to the Shoreham Air Display accident, in which the Air Accidents Investigation Branch cited the same evidence as myself, proving MoD had the information necessary to avoid the death of Sean Cunningham.
3. An analysis of the Service Inquiry report into the death of Corporal Jonathan Bayliss, passenger in a Red Arrows Hawk which crashed in March 2018; revealing twelve common factors with the death of Sean Cunningham. That is, they remained over six years later, despite MoD claiming it was addressing them.
All proceeds to charity.
Martin-Baker, designers of the world’s best escape system, were prosecuted for not providing information they had already supplied many times, but the Ministry of Defence instructed its engineers not to use. Applying this information would have saved Sean Cunningham’s life.
The Health and Safety Executive and Lincolnshire Police did not evaluate verbal, written and video evidence proving the allegation false. The Judge and Coroner were misled. This subversion of the judicial system has placed military aircrew, passengers and the public at greater risk.
Second Edition now published (November 2019). An addendum offers three short chapters on:
1. Post-trial misconduct by the HSE and BBC; the latter broadcasting a programme about the accident containing claims both knew to be untrue.
2. Linkages to the Shoreham Air Display accident, in which the Air Accidents Investigation Branch cited the same evidence as myself, proving MoD had the information necessary to avoid the death of Sean Cunningham.
3. An analysis of the Service Inquiry report into the death of Corporal Jonathan Bayliss, passenger in a Red Arrows Hawk which crashed in March 2018; revealing twelve common factors with the death of Sean Cunningham. That is, they remained over six years later, despite MoD claiming it was addressing them.
All proceeds to charity.
218 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 29, 2019
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October 21, 2021
A fascinating look at failure
ARSE COVERS are alive and well, unfortunately not the people whom they are supposed to look after. When you sit in your gentlemens clubs plush leather chairs, smoking your expensive cigars, and quaffing your Brandy reflecting on another job well done, spare a thought for the poor minions you have murdered with your negligence.
ARSE COVERS are alive and well, unfortunately not the people whom they are supposed to look after. When you sit in your gentlemens clubs plush leather chairs, smoking your expensive cigars, and quaffing your Brandy reflecting on another job well done, spare a thought for the poor minions you have murdered with your negligence.
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