Independent inquiry launched into fatal Taipan army helicopter crash
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An independent inquiry has been launched into last year's crash of a Taipan army helicopter off the coast of Queensland which killed four Defence personnel.
The Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force has appointed former judge Margaret McMurdo to lead the examination into the deadly training accident.
Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class Two Joseph Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs died when their MRH-90 helicopter crashed near Lindeman island.
Shortly after the crash the Albanese government permanently grounded the Taipan fleet and Defence has already launched several investigations into the incident.
The new Inquiry's first public hearing is scheduled to be held on February 27 in Brisbane.
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