An RAF officer in charge of safety of a plane that exploded, killing fourteen servicemen including a Christchurch man, potentially faces two year in jail.

Air Comodore George Baber could be court martialled in relation to the Nimrod spy plane accident over Afghanistan in 2006.

Former Highcliffe school pupil Flight Lieutenant Leight Mitchelmore died in the explosion, and his family were later compensated after a long legal battle.