An Air Force major assigned to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs was killed Sunday in an Afghanistan helicopter crash that also left four others dead.
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His commanding officer, Wing Cdr Toby Sawbridge, said he was “my “go to” man for all crewman issues and his honest and direct approach was always welcomed”.
Their helicopter is said to have been about to land when its rotor blades got caught up with the cable holding a military balloon, which then brought it down killing five of the ten crew. “Their untimely deaths are a tragedy and my thoughts and deepest sympathies are with their families at this hard time”.
They were supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel when the British Puma Mk2 helicopter crashed. My wonderful, beloved husband Alan Scott was killed in a helicopter crash in Kabul.
An Air Force Academy major was killed in an Afghanistan helicopter crash, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday.
In June 1997, 33 Squadron took up residence at RAF Benson and was joined in November 2009 by 230 Squadron.
‘They will be deeply missed by us all and we send our heartfelt condolences to their families’.
Flt Lt Roberts was married with two children, and had served in Bosnia, the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Helicopter flights have been increasingly used in Afghanistan – where British troops are training Afghan forces – as the Taliban gains a foothold across the country.
Resolute Support is a Nato-led mission to train and assist Afghan security forces and institutions, following the stand-down of the worldwide Security Assistance Force (Isaf) a year ago.
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The crash followed an attack on a convoy of United Kingdom vehicles in Kabul on Sunday morning.
