A senior RAF officer may face a court martial over the deaths of fourteen servicemen, including one from Christchurch.

Flight Lieutenant Leigh Mitchelmore, who grew up in Highcliffe, was killed when a Nimrod spy plane burst into flames over Afghanistan in 2006. 

Air Commodore George Baber, the man responsible for the aircraft's safety, could be jailed for two years because a mistake was made during a hazard assesment of the plane.