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| USAF helicopter crash: Victims' bodies flown to US | USAF helicopter crash: Victims' bodies flown to US |
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| The bodies of four US Air Force crew killed when their helicopter crashed in Norfolk are being flown to the United States. | |
| Capt Christopher Stover, Capt Sean Ruane, Technical Sgt Dale Mathews and Staff Sgt Afton Ponce died while on a training mission near Cley on Tuesday. | Capt Christopher Stover, Capt Sean Ruane, Technical Sgt Dale Mathews and Staff Sgt Afton Ponce died while on a training mission near Cley on Tuesday. |
| They were in an HH-60G Pave Hawk, which was part of 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. | They were in an HH-60G Pave Hawk, which was part of 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. |
| A memorial service will be held at the base on Friday, it has been announced. | |
| An aircraft carrying the men's bodies left RAF Mildenhall to return them to the US. | |
| No mayday message | |
| The helicopter wreckage, including a "significant" number of bullets from the crashed aircraft, was scattered over an area the size of a football pitch at Cley nature reserve. | The helicopter wreckage, including a "significant" number of bullets from the crashed aircraft, was scattered over an area the size of a football pitch at Cley nature reserve. |
| Col Kyle Robinson, Commander of 48th Fighter Wing, has said that no warning or Mayday message was received from the helicopter. | Col Kyle Robinson, Commander of 48th Fighter Wing, has said that no warning or Mayday message was received from the helicopter. |
| An investigation into the cause of the crash is expected to take several weeks to reach its conclusion. | An investigation into the cause of the crash is expected to take several weeks to reach its conclusion. |
| A police cordon around the scene and a road closure on the A149 from Salthouse to Old Woman's Lane is expected to remain in place until 20 January. | A police cordon around the scene and a road closure on the A149 from Salthouse to Old Woman's Lane is expected to remain in place until 20 January. |
| A second helicopter that had remained at the investigation site since landing there to provide assistance on the night of the accident, has returned to RAF Lakenheath. |