Appendix A

PERSONNEL CONDUCTING THE INVESTIGATION

The following Inspectors of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch conducted the investigation:

Mr M M Charles Investigator-in-Charge
Mr D F King Principal Inspector (Engineering)
Mr P F Sheppard Assistant Principal Inspector (Engineering)
Mr A N Cable Senior Inspector (Engineering)
Mr R G Carter Senior Inspector (Engineering)
Mr P T Claiden Senior Inspector (Engineering)
Mr P R Coombs Senior Inspector (Engineering)
Mr S R Culling Senior Inspector (Engineering)
Miss A Evans Senior Inspector (Engineering)
Mr B M E Forward Senior Inspector (Operations)
Mr P N Giles Senior Inspector (Operations)
Mr S W Moss Senior Inspector (Engineering)
Mr R Parkinson Senior Inspector (Engineering)
Mr J D Payling Senior Inspector (Operations)
Mr C G Pollard Senior Inspector (Engineering)
Mr C A Protheroe Senior Inspector (Engineering)
Mr A H Robinson Senior Inspector (Engineering)
Mr A P Simmons Senior Inspector (Engineering)
Mr R G Vance Senior Inspector (Engineering)
Mr R StJ Whidborne Senior Inspector (Operations)

Appendix A

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch would like to thank the following organisations from the United Kingdom, United States of America, France, and Canada who participated in the investigation:

Air Line Pilot's Association International
Boeing Commercial Airplane Company
British Airways
British Army
British Geological Survey
Bureau Enquete Accidents
Canadian Aviation Safety Bureau
Civil Aviation Authority
Cranfield Institute of Technology
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Independent Union of Flight Attendants
National Transportation Safety Board
Pan American World Airways
Police Service
Royal Aerospace Establishment
Royal Air Force
Royal Armaments Research and Development Establishment
Royal Navy
Royal Ordnance
Royal Signals and Radar Establishment
United Technologies International Operations (Pratt and Whitney)
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch would also like to acknowledge the excellent work of the Dumfries & Galloway Regional Council and to thank all the many voluntary organisations who gave such unstinting support to the investigation.