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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Bevan Hurley

Navy issues ‘safety pause’ after recent deadly aircraft crashes

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The Navy has ordered all aircraft to take a one-day “safety pause” after several recent crashes resulted in the deaths of five Marines and a Navy pilot.

The pause takes effect on Monday for all non-deployed units to “review risk-management practices” and carry out training on “error-management processes”, the Navy said in a press release on Saturday.

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