Four killed in US military helicopter crash in Norfolk
Four people have been killed their Pave Hawk military helicopter crashed at Cley in North Norfolk. The aircraft was based at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.
Four people have been killed their Pave Hawk military helicopter crashed at Cley in North Norfolk. The aircraft was based at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.
The north Norfolk nature reserve where a military helicopter crashed last week could create a memorial to the four US servicemen who lost their lives.
The four men and one woman - Capt Christopher Stover, Capt Sean Ruane, Tech Sgt Dale Mathews and Staff Sgt Afton Ponce - were based at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.
Today, Bernard Bishop, Norfolk Wildlife Trust's warden at Cley Marshes where the crash happened, said he thought it was fitting that a memorial should be created at the nature reserve.
"Families of the lost air personnel will want to come back and see the site," he said.
RAF Marham's station commander has spoken about the base's role in the investigation into last week's helicopter crash in north Norfolk.
Churches in our region have been lighting candles in memory of the American air crew killed when their helicopter crashed in Norfolk.
Last year the US Airforce published a story on the importance of helicopter training missions.