26-Apr-14 ZF540 Westland Lynx Mk.9A Kandahar, Afghanistan (5F)

Lynx was one of two taking part in air-to-ground gunnery training when it was lost with all on board – named (eg. here) as Capt Thomas Clarke, WO2 Spencer Faulkner and Cpl James Walters of the Army Air Corps died alongside Flt Lt Rakesh Chauhan of the Royal Air Force and L/Cpl Oliver Thomas of the Intelligence Corps.

Date:
26 April, 2014
Reg:
ZF540
Make:
AgustaWestland
Model:
Lynx
MSN:
332
Location:
20 km south of Kandahar Airfield,
Country:
Afghanistan
Civil / Military:
Military
Fatalities:
5
Operator:
Army-Air-Corps
Link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mod-statement-on-helicopter-crash-in-southern-afghanistan
Link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-27170955
Link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/329257/20140704-Lynx_ZF540_SI_Interim_Report.pdf

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