Independent inquiry into Taipan helicopter crash hears from father of killed airman

In short: An independent inquiry is examining the circumstances that lead up to the fatal Taipan helicopter crash in July 2023, which claimed the lives of four defence personnel. An independent inquiry is examining the circumstances that lead up to the fatal Taipan helicopter crash in July 2023, which claimed the lives of four defence personnel. The independent inquiry is examining the circumstances that lead up to the fatal crash in July 2023, which claimed the lives of Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Corporal Alexander Naggs and Warrant Officer Class Two Joseph Laycock. Daniel Nugent — father of one of the four personnel, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent — gave evidence that his son witnessed a separate crash in March of 2023 during another training exercise.