Overview
- Police in Bromyard warned drone operators to stop flying over the site as crews work, saying hover tests cannot run with drones in the area.
- The helicopter, which landed safely near Bromyard on Wednesday, May 6, did so after a technical issue and the crew were unhurt.
- RAF engineers are repairing the aircraft in a field off the B4214 at Edwyn Ralph, and it is likely to stay there for several more days.
- Commanders aim to conduct short hover checks to confirm it is airworthy before flying it back to base.
- The CH-47 Chinook is a twin-rotor heavy-lift helicopter that carries up to 55 people or 10 tonnes, and the UK operates about 54 of them.