The Ministry of Defense admits death of decorated RAF pilot from rare cancer after he was exposed to toxic exhaust fumes
The Ministry of Defense admits death of decorated RAF pilot from rare cancer after he was exposed to toxic exhaust fumes
Aerotoxic Syndrome
This is a very important verdict - because it paves the way for civil action.
Following its 'groundbreaking' agreement in the High Court to take responsibility for the hearing loss suffered by former armed services people, the Ministry of Defense has now acknowledged that exposure to hazardous fumes caused cancer in certain military personnel.
There are currently about 100 people wishing to sue the Ministry of Defense on the grounds that poisonous fumes caused their or a family member's cancer.
Engine jet exhaust gasses, which include benzene carcinogens, "were being sucked through the cabin and out again through the cockpits - mixing with the air which everyone on board the aircraft was breathing," according to leading barrister Jonathan Dingle of Normanton Chambers.
Germany added longer exhaust options on some of their planes to draw the emissions away, according to Mr. Dingle. Still, British military aircrew "were not provided with masks or filters." (source Mail Online)
The full article can be read at Mail Online by author Olivia Christie.
Squadron Leader Kai Macnaughton, 53, who was still serving in the military died just three weeks after he was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of blood vessel cancer.
Fly High - R.I.P.
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