The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod was one of the most iconic aircraft deployed by the British Military in recent times. It was developed during the Cold War as a futuristic high-tech aircraft capable of carrying out reconnaissance and surveillance on enemies. Following the Cold War it was used in a variety of different conflicts such as the First Gulf War, Second Gulf War and also the Falklands War.

The whole point of the Nimrod was surveillance and spying, however it was later modified to act as a bombing aircraft capable of dropping weapons onto enemies, and also high tech equipment. It was initially designed though by using the shell of the highly successful commercial aircraft the Comet 4. By ripping out all the seats and heavily modifying it, the Nimrod was born.

The story of Nimrod XV230 however is extremely tragic. During the Nimrod's service history lasting many decades, it had a rather good accident record however on the 2nd September 2006 this would all change. The tragic accident in which XV230 blew up in mid air, killing all 14 crew members on board would create a huge degree of controversy in the media. It would be found that an issue on the Nimrod had been ignored with regards to being able to complete air to air refuelling.

The accident involving XV230 would result in the grounding of the Nimrod's and eventually their retirement in 2011. The findings of several inquests would be incredible shocking for the families, the media and also the Royal Air Force. It's clear that the tragic loss of 14 lives could have easily been avoided if proper maintenance had taken place.

Join us today as we look at the biggest single loss of British Military personnel since The Falklands War, and the 'Tragic Story Of Nimrod XV230.'

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