Glasgow: No Mayday Ahead Of Helicopter Crash

The pilot of the police helicopter that plunged into Glasgow's Clutha pub killing nine people made no mayday call before the crash.

Dave Miller, deputy chief inspector of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, told reporters there was no explosion and no fire before the crash.

There had also been no mayday call from the pilot, David Traill, a veteran of both Gulf wars.

Nothing fell from the craft and the helicopter rotors were also intact, said Mr Miller. They were removed to help lift the shell from the pub roof.

He said there was no 'black box' flight recorder on board but its does have a "significant number of modern electronic systems on board and it may be possible to recover details from those systems".

A guard of honour marked the passing of the remaining Clutha crash victims

Emergency service workers earlier formed a guard of honour to pay their respects to victims of Friday night's crash as the remaining bodies were carried from the wreckage.

The bodies of four remaining victims could not be recovered from the wrecked Clydeside pub until the police helicopter that crashed through the roof had been removed.

They were taken from the scene in central Glasgow in private ambulances.

The "extensively damaged" Eurocopter craft was lifted out by crane after it had been made safe to remove.

Relatives expressed anger at the time it had taken to recover their love ones.

John McGarrigle, whose father, also John, is thought to be among the dead, said: "What about the dignity for the human beings underneath that police helicopter? If they've got one out, they can get the rest out."

The Eurocopter will be taken to AAIB in Farnborough for examination

Nine people died and 32 were injured when the three-tonne Eurocopter crashed into the Clutha pub late on Friday evening.

More than 100 people were in the pub listening to a ska band when the helicopter hit.

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service assistant chief officer David Goodhew said rescuers had been working in very confined spaces with the danger of potential further collapse.

"Crews have been tunnelling underneath the helicopter to try to find further casualties and remove those where necessary."

Once the wreckage was removed, crews were immediately put back into the building to complete their search, which took under two hours.

Mr Goodhew said: "The building has been totally devastated. It's totally unrecognisable in most parts.

"There's a large amount of debris that's underneath the helicopter and therefore you have to dig in slowly and methodically.

The helicopter fuselage was embedded in the roof of the Clutha

"Crews have been working tirelessly. We've been rotating crews, we've used specialist crews, urban search and rescue, every rescue crew.

"They have been committed to the building the whole time, trying to search."

He said: "It's one of the most difficult operations, I think, of this type in the country.

"The helicopter has landed in a building that's fully packed.

"It has been damaged in such a way that it couldn't just be lifted. It's been in an unsafe, unstable condition throughout."

Among those killed in the crash alongside Mr Traill, 51, were police officers Kirsty Nelis, 36, and Tony Collins, 43.

Gary Arthur, 48, from Paisley, and Samuel McGhee, 56, from Glasgow, were among six people who died inside the pub. 

David Goodhew of Scottish Fire and Rescue explains the lifting process

Dr Jennifer Armstrong, of NHS Greater Glasgow, said 12 people remain in hospital.  

"The patients continue to be treated for a range of serious injuries including bone fractures, spinal injuries, lacerations, chest injuries and head injuries," she said.

Meanwhile, a 16-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly posting sectarian and racist comments on Twitter in the wake of the Glasgow helicopter crash. He is expected to appear at Ayr Sheriff Court later.

:: Scotland Secretary Alistair Carmichael will make a statement about the accident in the Commons live on Sky News at 4pm.

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