31-year-old Royal Navy pilot Rhodri Leyshon dies in Merlin Mk4 helicopter crash during night training exercise in English Channel; double engine failure; 2 crew members injured.

Lieutenant Rhodri Leyshon, a 31-year-old Royal Navy pilot, tragically died when a Merlin Mk4 helicopter crashed during a night training exercise in the English Channel on September 4. The helicopter, operating alongside HMS Queen Elizabeth, experienced a "double engine failure." Two crew members were rescued and hospitalized with non-serious injuries. An investigation is underway to determine the crash's cause, and tributes have flowed in for Leyshon from family and colleagues.

September 06, 2024
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