Prince William's fellow RAF Sea King airman wins payout after cancer is linked to helicopter fumes
Sea King helicopters linked to issues with fatal asbestos Thousands of military engineers were feared to have inhaled potentially fatal asbestos chemicals while working on Britain's Sea King helicopters. In 2018, defence chiefs confirmed they issued an alert in a desperate effort to warn Royal Navy and RAF personnel who maintained the Sea King since it entered service in 1969. In an unprecedented move, the Ministry of Defence also contacted foreign governments that bought the helicopter and civilian contractors flying ex-British military Sea Kings. Serving personnel or veterans with health p...
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