The aircraft involved was reportedly a Merlin Mk4, which is primarily used for Royal Marines' "elevated" operations. #EuropeNews

A Royal Navy helicopter crashed into a field in Devon in southwest England early Wednesday morning, prompting a large-scale emergency response and road closures in the area,…

Britain’s Royal Navy said three of its members died in a helicopter crash earlier in southwest England during a training exercise.

The Royal Navy members were taking part in a training exercise

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The helicopter crashed in a field at Sourton Down, near Okehampton, just before 4am on Wednesday

Three Royal Navy crewmembers died in a helicopter crash during a training exercise in Devon, England.

El helicóptero realizaba unas maniobras en el suroeste del país

The aircraft involved was reportedly a Merlin Mk4, which is primarily used for Royal Marines' "elevated" operations. #EuropeNews

Drie leden van de Britse marine zijn omgekomen bij een helikoptercrash tijdens een militaire oefening. De helikopter stortte neer in het zuidwestelijke graafschap Devon en raakte…

El incidente había ocurrido durante un ejercicio de entrenamiento en la madrugada

Three members of the Royal Navy have died after a military helicopter crashed during a training exercise in Devon, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.

An investigation under way after the deadly accident during a training exercise near the town of Sourton in Devon.

TRI PRIPADNIKA britanske Kraljevske mornarice poginula su u padu helikoptera Merlin Mk4 tijekom vojne vježbe u Devonu. Pokrenuta je istraga o uzrocima nesreće.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the deaths were "utterly tragic," while the cause of the accident remains unknown.

ALBAWABA- Three members of the Royal Navy were killed early Wednesday when a military helicopter crashed during a night training exercise in Devon, sout

The Royal Navy has confirmed 3 service personnel have died in a helicopter crash in Devon.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the deaths were "utterly tragic," while the cause of the accident remains unknown.

Debris was scattered across the grass in Sourton Down near Okehampton, Devon, after the Merlin helicopter came down in an early hours training exercise.

Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher, 31, died alongside Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson and Petty Officer Owen Green when the Merlin Mk4 came down in a field on Wednesday.

The three people who died in the Royal Navy helicopter crash in Devon have been named