RAF Nimrod aircraft crashes killing 14

Fourteen British military personnel have died after a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 aircraft crashed in Afghanistan on Saturday 2nd September 2006.

The Nimrod exploded in mid-air near Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, shortly after air-to-air refuelling. The crew and passengers were on a mission to support Nato and Afghan forces in an operation against the Taliban in Helmand. 

The 14 crew members

The crew and passengers onboard were:

1. Allan Squires, Fl. Lieutentant, 120 Sqn Royal Air Force
2. Benjamin Knight, Sergeant, 120 Sqn Royal Air Force
3. Gareth Nicholas, Fl. Lieutenant, 120 Sqn Royal Air Force
4. Gary Andrews, Sergeant, 120 Sqn Royal Air Force
5. Adrian Davies, Sergeant, 120 Sqn Royal Air Force
6. Gary Quilliam, Sergeant, 120 Sqn Royal Air Force
7. Gerard Bell, Sergeant, 120 Sqn Royal Air Force
8. John Langton, Sergeant, 120 Sqn Royal Air Force
9. Joseph Windall, Marine, Royal Marines
10. Leigh Mitchelmore, Fl. Lieutenant, 120 Sqn Royal Air Force
11. Oliver Dicketts, L-Corporal, Parachute Regiment
12. Stephen Beattie, Sergeant, 120 Sqn Royal Air Force
13. Steve Johnson, Fl. Lieutenant, 120 Sqn Royal Air Force
14. Steve Swarbrick, Fl. Lieutenant, 120 Sqn Royal Air Force