BBC1_Look North (East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire) 23Feb18 - ejection seat firm fined £1.1m following death of Flt Lt Sean Cunningham

BBC1_Look North (East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire) 23Feb18 - ejection seat firm fined £1.1m following death of Flt Lt Sean Cunningham

BBC1Look North (East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire) 23Feb18 - ejection seat firm fined £1.1m following death of Flt Lt Sean Cunningham br br Timeline of events: br br 8 November 2011: Flt Lt Sean Cunningham died after being ejected from a Hawk T1 jet while on the ground at the Red Arrows base at RAF Scampton br br 9 November 2011: The day after his death, the MOD suspended training flights of aircraft fitted with the MK10 ejection seats including Hawk T1, Tornado and Tucano br br 22 November 2011: An inquest, which opened and adjourned in Lincoln, heard the Red Arrows pilot died from multiple injuries after being ejected from an aircraft. The coroner's court was told he fell from a height and had hit the ground, still strapped to his seat br br December 2011: The funeral of Flt Lt Cunningham was held at Coventry Cathedral, attended by 800 mourners including RAF personnel. The halted flights were resumed br br March 2013: The Crown Prosecution Service said it would review the pilot's death after Lincolnshire Police handed over a file of evidence br br April 2013: Prosecutor Alison Storey said no charges would be brought over the fatality because there had been insufficient evidence on whether anyone had breached their duty of care br br January 2014: Coroner Stuart Fisher recorded a narrative verdict after a three-week inquest into Flt Lt Cunningham's death br br September 2016: The Health and Safety Executive said it would prosecute Martin Baker Aircraft Ltd for an alleged breach of health and safety law br br January 2017: The ejection seat firm appeared in court charged with a breach of health and safety law br br May 2017: Martin-Baker Aircraft Ltd pleaded not guilty at Lincoln Crown Court to breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 br br January 2018: Company director John Martin pleads guilty to charges on behalf of the Buckinghamshire-based company br br 23 February 2018: Martin-Baker Aircraft Ltd fined £1.1m.


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