The helicopter ditched in the English Channel on a night-flying exercise with HMS Queen Elizabeth
A member of the Royal Navy has died after a Merlin helicopter ditched in the Channel during a night-time exercise with HMS Queen Elizabeth A Royal Navy service member has died after a Merlin helicopter ditched in the English Channel while conducting a night-flying exercise with HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The body of the third crew member has not yet been recovered and they have not been named, according to the BBC’s defence correspondent Jonathan Beale. “Our thoughts are with the family – who have been informed – and all those affected at this sad time. A full investigation will take place.
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