London Helicopter Crash

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London Helicopter Crash

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Agusta A.109E Power G-CRST of Castle Air hit a crane in fog and crashed to the ground.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21040410

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Yes mate. Been reported on the news here since early AM. They weren't quite sure what had happened to start with :(

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Yep..

I first heard about it this morning but nothing had been mentioned here so reluctantly I put it up. :((
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Just saw that on one of the majors Garry.

... tragic.

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It was lucky it didn't plough straight into the building.
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TBH you don't get closer than that...London in the Rush hour and only one on the bround killed and 13 injured. No buildings as such hit.
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Miraclulous there were no more killed at the busiest time of day. Castle Air are often hired for TV progs/films, and the poor pilot was often requested for such, being very experienced. :(
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Horrible. :'(

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