Cancer diagnosis chase military aircraft after reaching 180

At least 180 current and pre -armed forces have claimed aircraft with cancer that they claim that helicopters are chasing the Ministry of Defense for compensation due to exposure to toxic smoke.

RAF flight Sergeant Zach Stubbings, who died in January at the age of 47, are one of at least six people who have received an out-of-court settlement from MOD, although MOD has not accepted liability.

A group that represents giants, urges mode to take fast action to protect the service and raise awareness among ex -servicemen and women.

MOD said it believes that the engine exhaust emission was no risk for health, but it was monitoring to display.

The C King was used in British military operations between 1969 and 2018 and in the past both King Charles and the prince of Wales were flown.

Westland Vessex retired in 2003, while both Puma and CH -47 Chinook are still in use.

Diseases contracted by some of the crew blowing helicopters include some rare forms of lung cancer, throat cancer, testicular cancer and blood cancer.

Flight Sergeant Zach, who trained the prince of Wales on RAF C King helicopters in the RAF Valley of Northern Wales, was 33 years old when he was diagnosed multiple myelomaA incurable form of blood cancer that mainly affects people over the age of 65 years.

“He started thinking,” Hang at a minute, I am a 33-year-old man who has this diagnosis of blood cancer that is not common in men in his thirty decade … I am going to see it “,” Remember her widow Anna-Luice.

He is the founder of an organ donation charity he established nine years ago Husband Stuart and seven -year -old son Fraser were killed by a careless driver,

She met Zach when she approached her charity after receiving Stem Cell Transplant before getting married in 2020.

Anna-Louis said, “He was appreciating every day after his struggle with the disease and I was just appreciating to be part of a team, someone kept someone completely near my back.”

Zach knew that his time was limited and he was firm to understand the cause of his cancer and spread awareness. He later discovered other people who worked on military aircraft, they also got a diagnosis of cancer.

Anna-Luis said, “Zach was never bitter, he was not at all tamasic, he was the most kind man and accepted the years of his service.”

The case of Zach was decided without mod admitting liability.

Anna-Louis said, “That disposal for Zach gave him an opportunity to be some kind of repetition, but more importantly to be able to make some memories,” said Anna-Louis.

It is now focusing on continuing Zach’s work to start a cancer screening program and to encourage modes to increase awareness about the issue for aircraft and giants.

“How many more people don’t know?” He said.

“How many people do not know because they have not been investigated? How many people do not know what is around the corner?”.

Zach’s Solicitor Louisa Donaghi has worked with veterans and cancer through interrogation of aircraft and has submitted 50 claims so far.

“I think this is just a snow tip,” said Louisa, a senior colleague in Hugh James’s military department in Cardiff.

“There will be people who do not know that they have got cancer and also that it will be diagnosed in future.”

Ms. Donaghi said that for each of the six claims he had settled without any entry of liability by the mode, she had to establish that the mod had the duty of taking care of her employees and it was violated.

Ms. Donaghi said: “Those who have been represented by any of my own mistakes, have been unnecessarily exposed for a long time – and for thousands of flying hours – for these toxic smoke and they could be prevented, which was given a filtration mask like additional PPE, which was given, which was reduced to the complication and risks.”

For veterans, a charity has called for the mod to be more active to raise awareness.

“I don’t think the modes are going far away,” said Graham Jones of Woody’s Lodge.

“We need to achieve the message of veterans and get people through a screening process so that we can get an initial signal of cancer and then we may be able to achieve a better living rate within the giants that suffer.

Mr. Jones said that many stalwarts where they live in North Wales were unaware of the issue.

“We all knew that when we served in the armed forces, there were some risks, but they were from the struggle,” he said.

“You don’t expect it from the devices you are using.”

Zach’s local Welsh Parliament members want PPE to still introduce people serving in Puma and Chinook helicopters and called for a cancer screening program for personnel and veterans.

Cardiff North Ms. Julie Morgan said, “It is really important to remember that there are humans at the end of it, there are families at the end of it … and my constituent has died.”

“This is a matter of great concern. Mode should be transparent as possible and I urge the mod urge that they can do fast to move their investigation fast as it is outstanding on people.”

MOD said it believes that the engine exhaust emission was no risk to health, but it was conducting monitoring to enable it to display.

In May, the Independent Medical Expert Group (IMEG), which advises the mod, reviewed the evidence about a possible link between the exhaust emissions from C King helicopters and rare cancer, especially several myeloma and leomiosarcoma, and found Inadequate evidence to establish a clear reason relationship,

“We take the health of our personnel very seriously and review our procedures regularly to ensure that we are trying our best to keep our people safe.”

It states: “Any death is a tragedy and our thoughts remain with the family and friends of Zach Stubings.”