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The Nimrod spy plane exploded in mid-air near Kandahar in 2006, causing the biggest single loss of life for UK forces since the Falklands War.
Leading aviation lawyer Charles Haddon-Cave QC will publish the findings of his 22-month review into what went wrong.
He has been asked by the Government to rule where responsibility lies for any failings and given powers to recommend a public inquiry if he thinks it necessary.
Mr Haddon-Cave has told relatives of the men killed in the crash that he is likely to name and criticise organisations and individuals in his report.
Serious concerns have already been raised about the airworthiness of the 37-year-old Nimrod MR2 that blew up minutes after undergoing air-to-air refuelling in September 2006.
Tributes have been paid to a schoolgirl who died after slipping in her high heels and falling under a train while waving goodbye to her friends.
