An independent inquiry into an ill-fated MRH-90 Taipan crash reveals the mindset of soldiers hours before the accident, amid claims of a 'toxic' workplace culture.
Fearing the worst, the soldier typed out a frantic message to her army mate.They'd exchanged messages only hours before, while he was sitting on the tarmac in a military helicopter."I hope you have fun tonight," the soldier, who has been given the pseudonym D20, replied after confirming she'd left to visit home.
Captain Danniel Lyon, Corporal Alexander Naggs, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent and Warrant Officer Class Two Joseph Laycock died when the chopper crashed. "Headquarters were not supportive, they weren't interested in factoring in the human element," D20 told the inquiry."Why am I doing this," she recalled asking herself."I can't keep doing this."
In evidence detailed before the inquiry, army pilots described a series of near misses and close calls in the now-retired MRH-90 Taipan fleet leading up to the 2023 crash.Another pilot said the helmet-mounted sight display goggles used by soldiers — known as TopOwl — created significant visibility issues in the cockpit, including altering the perception of ground speed and location.
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