Army Major Tells Orroral Valley Bushfire Inquiry He May Not Have Approved Helicopter Crew’s ‘Whiz Break’ That Led To Blaze

An Army major told the Orroral Valley Bushfire Inquiry that he may not have approved the helicopter crew's 'whizz break' that led to the blaze. He stated that he had missed a phone call from one of the pilots.

An army major has told a coronial inquiry into a destructive bushfire south of Canberra in 2020 he may not have authorised a helicopter to land for a crew member's toilet break if he had been asked.

The decision to land the helicopter in the Orroral Valley ignited the blaze when a l...

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