European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday april 29 2007 stars and stripes pages widows of 2 american pilots receive partial compensation by Ben Murray stars and stripes Raf Mildenhall England two women left widows by a pair of 2001 fighter Jet crashes in Scotland have received a combined total of about to partially Settle their claims against the military the British ministry of defence and us air Force last year paid the widows of it col Kenneth Hyvonen and capt Kirk Jones a combined 150000 pounds according to air Force and mod Jones and Hyvonen were killed in a training Accident when confusion Between the pilots and an Raf air traffic controller about a minimum Safe flying Altitude led to their deaths on March 262001 the payments were revealed in the ministry of de fences annual claims report in which it publishes num Bers of claims made mainly against the us air Force called the visiting forces in England and total amounts paid in settlements the 150000 pounds for by Yonenas and Jones widows were listed As interim payments for ongoing claims in the category of Low flying incidents according to the report an interim payment is a disbursement paid on a claim before the final total amount has been decided by the mod said Hannah Rutterford an associate solicitor for the firm Kester Cunningham John who handles cases brought against the military interim payments can be made whenever you know someones going to get compensated but you dont know How much yet she said ifs basically just a sum of Money to tide a claimant Over she said interim claims can be made for almost any amount under the projected ceiling of the final compensation she said but they Are normally Given for Small percentages of that estimated total award arriving at the amount of the total compensation has taken years because of the complexity of the Case said maj John Haynes spokesman for the 3rd air Force at Raymil Denham before any claim on the crashes could be filed a lengthy court martial of the British air traffic controller and inter Nal investigations by the mod and air Force had to be concluded Haynes said a process that took several years claims for damages against the air Force for every thing from property damage to traffic accidents caused by airmen in England Are first filed with the 3rd air Force Legal lawyers Mere review the claims then submit a recommendation to the mod on whether and How much Money to award a claimant Haynes said the mod makes an Independent decision on How much to award and disburses the Money men later collects 75 percent of the Money from the air Force for a 150000 Pound payout mat would be about a split Between the air Force and the mod both Haynes and spokesmen for the mod however said they could not discuss the details of the Jones and Hyvonen Case because the mods evaluation is ongoing the two pilots were killed during a Low Altitude training Mission when they called for a minimum vectoring Alti tude from an Raf air traffic controller according to air Force and mod reports confusion Over the request led the controller to Issue descent instructions that when Fol Lowed by the two pilots led them below the Ridge line of the mountains both pilots were flying f15c aircraft from Raf Laken Heath email Ben Murray at Navy announces new chiefs Sandra and stripes newly promoted master chief Petty officer Scott Kirchner a master alarms stationed in Naples Italy watches Friday As it cmdr Perry Suter pins new rank insignia to his cover the Navy announced Friday the names of 399 senior chiefs worldwide who made the coveted leap to master chief the highest enlisted rank in the Navy there were 2992 sailors eligible for promotion the Navy said coming to your first run theater give the gift that everyone loves people love to go to the movies even More so when they receive an cafes reel time gift certificate this gift Booklet has ten gift certificates that Are for cafes theater admission or Concession stand purchases Visita Wescom and select Mowle schedules please theat Eror Safe com for show dates
