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Plane crash in Middle East by rusty RAF pilot cost £12 million
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A MILITARY pilot who crashed a special forces plane in Syria had not flown on operations for three years prior to the incident that injured all crew members and caused £12 million in damage.
The embarrassing revelation comes in a new report by the Defence Safety Authority.
The official probe shines a rare light on Britain’s clandestine support for ground troops in Syria.
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