Lynx Crash dead British Servicemen Named

They are: Captain Thomas Clarke, Army Air Corps; Flight Lieutenant Rakesh Chauhan, Royal Air Force; Warrant Officer Class 2 Spencer Faulkner, Army Air Corps; Corporal James Walters, Army Air Corps and Lance Corporal Oliver Thomas, Intelligence Corps. The men were all travelling in a Lynx helicopter when it crashed in Kandahar province on Saturday 26 April, 2014. Read more HERE  R.I.P.

WITH proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children
England mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.

UK helicopter in fatal Afghanistan crash

Five Nato troops have been killed after a UK helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.

Officials have not confirmed the nationalities of those on board, but it is believed they are British.

The MoD said the crash is under investigation, but said enemy action is not believed to be the cause.

It is the first fatal accident involving a UK military helicopter in Afghanistan since the conflict began.

The crash happened near Kandahar air base, in Kandahar province.

A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: "We can confirm that a UK helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan today.

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Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends affected by this tragic event”

International Security Assistance Force
"The incident is under investigation and it would be inappropriate to comment further until families have been notified."

BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Beale said it is understood the helicopter was a Lynx.Read more HERE  R.I.P.


I would guess that the soldiers killed are Special Forces?