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Army Squirrel Crash
Posted:
Thu May 29, 2008 11:36 amby mrjake2002
BBC reporting that an Army Squirrel has crashed in Devon with one dead and one injured.
Re: Army Squirrel Crash
Posted:
Thu May 29, 2008 1:37 pmby mrjake2002
Two people have died after an Army helicopter crashed in Devon.
The Squirrel helicopter came down in dense woodland near Kingscott, Torrington, at 1545 BST. An air exclusion zone has been put in place.
One crew member was pronounced dead at the scene. The other was flown to North Devon District Hospital but died later from his injuries.
An eyewitness told BBC News the training helicopter hit power lines before crashing.
R.I.P. :(
Re: Army Squirrel Crash
Posted:
Thu May 29, 2008 1:48 pmby FsNovice
Terrible news, what makes it even worse that it was a trainer- possibly someone just starting out on the Forces career
Re: Army Squirrel Crash
Posted:
Thu May 29, 2008 3:20 pmby C
Sounds like one of Steve's locals from DHFS. Sad news.
Re: Army Squirrel Crash
Posted:
Fri May 30, 2008 5:16 amby Domj122
[quote]BBC reporting that an Army Squirrel has crashed in Devon with one dead and one injured.
Re: Army Squirrel Crash
Posted:
Fri May 30, 2008 6:42 pmby 61_OTU
Sounds like one of Steve's locals from DHFS. Sad news.
I don't think it was one of the Shawbury ones, I've seen elsewhere that it may have been from Wallop but I don't know where else the Squirrels are based.
not good news
Steve
Re: Army Squirrel Crash
Posted:
Sat May 31, 2008 5:35 amby FsNovice
Latest from the BBC is that it was from Middle Wallop, and that the aircraft was on its final excercise of a training course. Don't know whether that means it was the last of the day or if the Pilot was just about to finish that part of his training