Tornado pilots too tired to fly airman dies in hospital 03/07/2012

	Tornado pilots too tired to fly airman dies in hospital 03/07/2012 Staff at the RAF airbase where two Tornado jets took off before crashing off the Scottish coast are 'knackered' and flying old equipment because of funding cuts, it has been claimed. Four personnel from RAF Lossiemouth were involved in the incident in which the Tornado GR4s came down in the Moray Firth yesterday afternoon. Two airmen were rescued and were taken to hospital, but one died in hospital this afternoon while the other remains in a serious but stable condition. The two others remain unaccounted for and are feared dead. Today, a relative of a serving member of the RAF at Lossiemouth criticised working conditions at the base, saying airmen are often unable to concentrate on flying because of stress, pressure and tiredness. She said cutbacks had led to people working longer hours and flying jets that are 'so old they are breaking'. Under the strategic defence and security review (SDSR) of October 2010, the Royal Navy and the RAF have to cut 5000 jobs each by 2015, the Army 7000 and the Ministry of Defence 25000 civilian staff. The woman, who did not want to be identified, told reporters at the Moray base that recruitment had been 'cut too short'. She said: 'What they're doing at the moment is they're cutting back recruitment. But they've cut it too short. Everybody knows that. 'The guys who are left are under increasing pressure and they're having to work such long hours. If people are off sick they're getting called in because they are below minimum manning. 'I <b>...</b>	From: Thefrancescokavil95 Views: 0 0 ratings
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