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Corruption claims rock army helicopter crash inquiry

A public senate hearing into the fatal MRH-90 Taipan army helicopter crash near Lindeman Island in the Whitsundays in July 2023 has heard explosive allegations of corruption. Retired test pilot Major Ian Wilson claimed the Defence Flight Safety Bureau investigation was corrupted due to conflicts of interest, despite Defence describing it as the most comprehensive aviation safety investigation in two decades. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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