Puma crash near A303
 

I've removed the original post as it's no longer a rumour. Here's a link to the BBC News article about the Puma accident.
BBC News - Puma military helicopter crash lands in Hampshire

As at 2.15p.m. today, there are no reports on local television news ('South Today') of this incident. Hope it is just a rumour. If it is fact, like Nojima, I hope everyone survived.

err not being daft but your dad has informed the emergency services hasn't he?

And if there has been a crash someone will want a statement from him about what he saw.

BBC News just confirmed crash. No reports of casualties.

Military and civilian emergency services seen in attendance at around 1355

SD (while passing through)

BBC News - Puma military helicopter crashes in Hampshire

Article here.

Seems they are all OK...hope that is accurate.

Only thing that matters

Glad they are all ok, hope it wasn't another Cim Jartner type mishap :ooh::ooh:

Doesn't sound like that incident; a descent that didn't stop appropriately! - very amature eye-witness stated that the a/c was "Weaving and diving with strange noises"
Hate it when others speculate, so I'll keep my thoughts to myself - probably way off the mark anyway!
Really glad the crew walked away - the Force doesn't need any bad Press right now, just as they are restoring some creditability.

Jayteeto,
Can't have been - no QHI involvement:E

Glad all are ok,

I seem to remember reading an AAIB report in the past saying an amature was a better eye witness as they hold no preconceptions as to what is happening. So they actually tell what they saw, not what they thought they saw.
As said he needs to make a statement as a witness.

Thank God the pilot steered away from the orphanage and primary school :ok:

Glad the crew are ok and no-one on ground pranged.

Stay safe y'all.

TTH

I think that they were really nice to consider the JHC flight safety folk and give them a nice stroll over the fields to get to the crash site!:O

Ducking and weaving the irate farmers at the same time? only one I had force land in a crop field, he was not a happy man..

Shame it's not on it's gear, they could tow it back to Odious, been done before :ok:

Don't be ridiculous man, of course it would have run out of gas by the time it got to the A34!!

Convienient too for Crash and Smash who now live just up the road at Boscombe and recently had a Puma on their low loader.

MG,
You overlook one tiny fact..that JHC FS would be in work post 1300. Oxymoron anyone?

Mmmm, very valid point! I stand (lie on the sofa) corrected!

Surprised no-one has posted the regulation "it'll buff-out" joke yet...

Glad the Benson boys are all safe and well.