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31-03-04, 00:15
A helicopter has crashed at a Royal Navy base in Cornwall.
The incident happened at RNAS Culdrose, near Helston, at about 1500 BST on Tuesday when a Merlin helicopter hit the ground near the control tower.
Two men were trapped in the aircraft and later flown to hospital. Three other crewmen on board were also hurt in the incident.
The £60m anti-submarine aircraft, which belonged to 824 Squadron, had just taken off on a training flight.
Two civilian fire engines were sent to the base but were not required. Civilian ambulances were also called to assist navy paramedics.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/3583409.stm)
The incident happened at RNAS Culdrose, near Helston, at about 1500 BST on Tuesday when a Merlin helicopter hit the ground near the control tower.
Two men were trapped in the aircraft and later flown to hospital. Three other crewmen on board were also hurt in the incident.
The £60m anti-submarine aircraft, which belonged to 824 Squadron, had just taken off on a training flight.
Two civilian fire engines were sent to the base but were not required. Civilian ambulances were also called to assist navy paramedics.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/3583409.stm)