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Monday, February 02, 2009

Probe launched after Nimrod incident

Nimrod spy planeA full investigation has been launched after a Nimrod at a Moray RAF base overshot the runway and came to a halt yards from a field.

It is believed the spy plane’s tyres burst as it was coming in to land at the Kinloss base, causing it to skid and leave the runway. No RAF personnel on the ground or in the aircraft were injured.

The Nimrod was left on the edge of the tarmac for two days until specialist inflatable equipment could be brought in from another RAF base at St Athan in south Wales yesterday to move the aircraft. It was towed into a hangar, where it will undergo thorough checks to determine the cause.

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