READ:Former RAF pilots and aircrew allegedly dying of cancer have launched legal action against the Ministry of Defence who they claim knew the potential risks of toxic exhaust fumes coming from military helicopters.
The newspaper revealed that almost 40 of the troops diagnosed with cancer are currently suing the MoD. The number of those who have come forward is predicted to double in the coming weeks. Some former service personnel have been handed out-of-court settlements, including former flight sergeant and helicopter winchman Zach Stubbings, who trained Prince William.
Leading barrister at Normanton Chambers, Jonathan Dingle, said engine jet efflux gases - containing benzene carcinogens - 'were apparently being sucked through the cabin and out again through the cockpits - mixing as the air which everyone onboard the aircraft was breathing'.
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