U.S. helicopter crashes in England
Police say 4 people killed
1/7/2014LONDON — A U.S. Air Force Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in a coastal area of eastern England during a training mission today, killing all four crew members aboard, officials said.
Lt. Keenan Kunst at the Royal Air Force station in Lakenheath, Suffolk County, which hosts U.S. Air force units and personnel, said in a telephone interview that the helicopter went down in the coastal village of Cley, near the base. He said the aircraft was based there and on a training mission.
In Washington, a U.S. defense official said the accident killed the four U.S. Air Force crew members aboard. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the crash publicly.
Police in Norfolk County cordoned off the area where the crash occurred, and several vehicles from the fire brigade, coast guard, and police are at the scene.
Pave Hawks are often used for combat search and rescue missions, mainly to recover downed air crew members or other personnel.