Findings In Double F-15 Crash Withheld So Brits Can Prosecute Air Traffic Controller

By Adam J. Hebert / March 28, 2002 at 5:00 AM
The Air Force has determined what caused two F-15Cs to crash into a Scottish mountain a year ago this week, but will not release the findings until a Royal Air Force air traffic controller is court-martialed for alleged "criminal negligence," according to U.S. and RAF officials. The Air Force's publicly releasable accident investigation board (AIB) report into the incident will not be finalized until after RAF officials court-martial the controller who was directing the fighters, officials say. This is expected...

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