Helicopter emergency at Bristol Airport
27.03.10
A military Chinook helicopter made an emergency landing at Bristol Airport yesterday after reporting technical issues. An airport spokesman said the helicopter touched down safely at 13:11 on Friday. The fire service was in attendance as a precautionary measure and the airport remained open throughout.
A Ministry of Defence spokeswoman said the Chinook was on a routine training exercise from RAF Odiham in Hampshire. She said: ‘Engineers have been dispatched to Bristol Airport to fix the helicopter and it's hoped it can be repaired by Saturday morning.' It is not known how many people were on board at the time of the incident.
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