'RAF helicopter on fire'
 

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'RAF helicopter fire' on Snowdonia mountain peak

A fire, believed to involve an RAF helicopter, is burning at the top of a Snowdonia peak.
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A photo here:

'RAF helicopter fire' on Snowdonia mountain peak - BBC News

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Whether or not it is actually a photo of a burning helicopter is open to debate!

RAF helicopter crashes and catches fire in Snowdonia - BBC News

BBC now reporting that 4 persons on board are safe.

Being reported that it was a Griffen, had a tech problem.

Sky News

The Daily Post is reporting a Griffin down. Some sources state 4 POB and some 6 POB but all safe. 4 POB appears to be confirmed by MoD (below).

Indications that R936 may have already been on a job and R187 attended. Uncorroborated.


Daily Post also carries the following.

A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said:
“A Griffin training helicopter safely completed a precautionary landing in Snowdonia this afternoon following a technical issue. All four people on board exited safely, subsequently the aircraft caught fire. Emergency services are on the scene.”

Glad that all appear to be safe and well.
"Ok Bloggs, for practice..."

Have an emergency and land on the TOP of a mountain. That's new.

Better than trying to land on the side of one.

If it was a land immediately, maybe the bottom of the mountain was a LONG way away

The MOD said five people - four military and one civilian - were on the helicopter at the time, while another person involved in the training exercise was already on the ground. (BBC)

Any reason MOD has deleted the 5th civilian?

It might have been a mistake but there are a mixture of military and civilian instructors at SARTU (or whatever we are calling it this week).

If the emergency was an engine fire caption (which given the subsequent event doesn't seem too far fetched) then a 'land immediately', even on the top of the mountain, would be the right thing to do.

Very glad all are OK.:ok:

Are we not still calling it 202(R) Squadron 'this week'?

well all thats left is the tailboom... dust pan and brush for the rest of it....

Probably better than bouncing down the side to the valley floor, having lost control as the fire takes hold!

I see the reason; it's a Bell 412

DHFS have been operating 11 Grifins? Since 1996 in the training environment and I can only thing of one other incident ( single engine fail SARTU) I could be wrong.
That seems like a pretty good track record for the 412.

Did somebody leave the choke on?

Very glad to hear all POB safe.

Anyone from that well know training base in Shropshire have an update on what caused the problem?

They did well to get Fire services Up top of mountain,..or was that just some passing fire bobby with an extinguisher..