The aircraft, a Morane 29, was carrying out a tricky water-scooping operation on Sunday evening when it suddenly manoeuvred out of control and slammed into the surface on its side.

A firefighting helicopter crashed into a lake as it attempted to retrieve water to battle wildfires in France. Eyewitness footage captured on Monday (25 August) shows the chopper…

Chopper sent into a tailspin after descending on pond too quickly

The aircraft, a Morane 29, was carrying out a tricky water-scooping operation on Sunday evening when it suddenly manoeuvred out of control and slammed into the surface on its side.