One of Britain's most respected pilots and a former Red Arrows ace has avoided jail despite having a stash of vile child abuse photographs and movies. Andrew Lloyd MBE, 59, formerly known as Andrew Cubin, had an 'exceptional military record' during a 20 year career in the Royal Air Force and flew fighter jets on 88 combat missions.
But the court he was sacked as a British Airways pilot after he previously admitted three counts of possessing indecent images of children - including 48 in the most serious category. During his sentencing hearing at Swindon Crown Court prosecutor Robert Welling said police attended his previous address, in Kings Meadow, Crudwell, near Malmesbury, Wilts., in February last year following a tip-off about two indecent images being uploaded to the internet.
Officers seized a laptop and hard drive at his home and a forensic analysis revealed 48 Category A still and moving child sexual abuse images were found. A total of 39 Category B still and moving images were also discovered while ten Category C images were also found.
