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An ejector seat firm has admitted breaching health and safety laws over the death of a Red Arrows pilot.
Flt Lt Sean Cunningham, 35, was ejected unexpectedly from his jet while it was on the ground at RAF Scampton in 2011.
But the parachute on the seat did not then deploy and the South African-born airman was fatally injured.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42773834
Flt Lt Cunningham's parachute failed to deploy because a nut and bolt had been fastened too tightly.
Can't be the whole story. Torque-wrenches have been around a long time.
N.