Senate inquiry hears fabricated evidence claims in Taipan crash probe | ABC NEWS

Corruption claims and allegations of fabricated evidence dominated a day of hearings during a Senate inquiry into a fatal army helicopter crash. The crash claimed the lives of four men - Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Joseph 'Phillip' Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs.
The four men were on board an MRH-90 Taipan helicopter during a Talisman Sabre training exercise in north Queensland's Whitsunday region. Their aircraft suddenly ditched and plummeted into the ocean while flying in formation.

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