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| USAF helicopter crash: Memorial service for victims | USAF helicopter crash: Memorial service for victims |
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| Families of the four US Air Force crew killed when their helicopter crashed in Norfolk have attended a memorial service in their honour. | Families of the four US Air Force crew killed when their helicopter crashed in Norfolk have attended a memorial service in their honour. |
| Capt Christopher Stover, Capt Sean Ruane, Technical Sgt Dale Matthews and Staff Sgt Afton Ponce died in the crash near Cley on 7 January. | Capt Christopher Stover, Capt Sean Ruane, Technical Sgt Dale Matthews and Staff Sgt Afton Ponce died in the crash near Cley on 7 January. |
| They were in an HH-60G Pave Hawk, which was part of 48th Fighter Wing. | They were in an HH-60G Pave Hawk, which was part of 48th Fighter Wing. |
| More than 2,000 people attended the private service at the crew's base of RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. | More than 2,000 people attended the private service at the crew's base of RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. |
| Body armour, rifles and dog tags belonging to each crew member were on display and tributes were read out during the service. | |
| A spokesman from RAF Lakenheath said: "Your continued thoughts and prayers are appreciated." | |
| An aircraft carrying the bodies of the three men and one woman left RAF Mildenhall earlier this week to return them to the US. | An aircraft carrying the bodies of the three men and one woman left RAF Mildenhall earlier this week to return them to the US. |
| A police cordon around the scene of the crash and a road closure on the A149 from Salthouse to Old Woman's Lane is expected to remain in place until Monday. | A police cordon around the scene of the crash and a road closure on the A149 from Salthouse to Old Woman's Lane is expected to remain in place until Monday. |
| Norfolk Police has handed the investigation over to the USAF, having said there was no evidence the crash was a criminal matter. | Norfolk Police has handed the investigation over to the USAF, having said there was no evidence the crash was a criminal matter. |
| The USAF will lead the probe, supported by the Ministry of Defence. | |
| The investigation is expected to take several weeks. | The investigation is expected to take several weeks. |