U-z-i Kidding
08-10-2007, 06:51 AM
Air accident investigators have been sifting through the wreckage of an RAF Puma helicopter the crew were travelling in that crashed yesterday.
Witnesses reported the aircraft "misfiring" before turning on to its side and crashing.
It came down in a wooded area in North Yorkshire, to the west of Catterick Garrison.
Three of the people on board were RAF crew. The nine others were Army personnel, North Yorkshire Police said.
Police said the victims were taken to hospitals in Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Darlington and Northallerton.
A board of inquiry has been set up to find the cause of the accident.
The news report stated that these helicopters will now be decommissioned by the MoD within the next three years due to the amount of crashes.
Witnesses reported the aircraft "misfiring" before turning on to its side and crashing.
It came down in a wooded area in North Yorkshire, to the west of Catterick Garrison.
Three of the people on board were RAF crew. The nine others were Army personnel, North Yorkshire Police said.
Police said the victims were taken to hospitals in Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Darlington and Northallerton.
A board of inquiry has been set up to find the cause of the accident.
The news report stated that these helicopters will now be decommissioned by the MoD within the next three years due to the amount of crashes.