Event Brief
Royal Navy names crew killed in helicopter crash
Filed: Jun 04, 2026 at 1:04 PM ET
Summary: The Ministry of Defence named three Royal Navy crew who died in a Merlin Mk4 helicopter crash during training.
WHO: Ministry of Defence (MoD)
WHAT: Named Lt Cmdr Chris Gayson, Lt Lily-Mae Fisher and Petty Officer Owen Green as the crew who died in a helicopter crash.
WHEN: Jun 04, 2026 at 12:57 PM ET
WHERE: near Okehampton, Devon
WHY: The crew died in a helicopter crash during a training exercise; their deaths were confirmed and the names were released.
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