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The Celtic League has criticised the government for letting RAF Nimrod aircraft continue to use Ronaldsway Airport.
The League wrote to Chief Minister Tony Brown asking about the planes after a UK coroner said the model was not airworthy and was unsafe to fly.
Those comments were made during an inquest into a crash in Afghanistan which killed 14 servicemen.
But in his response, the Chief Minister said he didn’t believe the RAF would fly aircraft which weren’t airworthy.
In a letter to the Celtic League, the chief minister said Nimrod aircraft do occasionally use Ronaldsway for training and operational duties but don’t land here.
He also confirmed Nimrod aircraft have assisted in search and rescue operations off the Island’s coast during emergencies.
And responding to the comments made during the inquest, Mr Brown said he was sure the Ministry of Defence would take note of the findings but wouldn’t operate aircraft that were unfit to fly.
He says he sees no reason to prevent Nimrods from continuing to use the Island’s Airport.
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