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
- April 26, 2014
- Reg
- ZF540
- Make
- AgustaWestland
- Model
- Lynx
- MSN
- 332
- Location
- 20 km south of Kandahar Airfield,
- Country
- Afghanistan
- CivilMilitary
- Military
- Fatal
- 5
- Operator
- Army-Air-Corps
- Link 1
- https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mod-statement-on-helicopter-crash-in-southern-afghanistan
- Link 2
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-27170955
- Link 3
- https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/329257/20140704-Lynx_ZF540_SI_Interim_Report.pdf
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