Helicopter Crash Norfolk

[s29ttc]

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25646978

A helicopter has crashed in the Cley area of the north Norfolk coast.

Police and the fire service are at the scene, with a 1,200ft (400m) area cordoned off.

Six appliances from Norfolk Fire Service are currently in attendance, including four pumps, a water carrier and an environmental protection unit.

A spokesman said the first unit arrived at the scene at 19:53 GMT.

[s29ttc]

Four people are believed to have died following a single helicopter crash in Cley, north Norfolk, police have said. ITV News understands the military helicopter involved is not British. The US Air Force has a base in nearby RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk.

The military helicopter involved in a crash in Cley, in Norfolk is not British, the US Air Force does have a base in RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, around 50 miles from the crash site.

The US military told ITV News it will be issuing a statement within the hour.

[young_bairn]

Hate hearing about Helicopter crashes.

[tut]

American Forces Blackhawk equivalent.

tut

[Mr Momo]

Cley village is just behind a large, north-facing shingle beach, with a marshy area between the village and the beach - reports suggest the aircraft when down over land, hence either on the marsh or on the shingle.

[GraemeLotus]

yep know the Cley area well, was up there just before Xmas for a wander - tis lovely (or it was until covered in aviation fuel and live ammo....)

Pavehawks fly right over my house en route to the coast, I'm about halfway between. Quite a different noise to a normal copter....and moving slightly quicker too

[Rag_It]

and then this a day later http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25659531

[tut]

That's it, staying away from Norfolk.

tut

ps:- anybody like a place for Hethel on the Spazz trip?