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Royal Navy pilot killed after commander turned off engines: Inquiry
Investigators said poor cockpit communication and limited recent flying experience led the crew to shut down two working engines.
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PressNewsAgencyNavy pilot killed in helicopter crash death after ‘commander mistakenly switched off engines’
A Royal Navy pilot’s death was caused by a number of “compounded errors,” an inquiry into his death has found. Lieutenant Rhodri Leyshon, 31, died after his helicopter, the Merlin Mk4, plunged into the English Channel during a training exercise with the carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth on the night of September 4, 2024.Issues began to occur at 8:46pm when a rubber part inside one of the Merlin's three engines split, causing it to malfunction.A warnin…
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Navy pilot killed in helicopter crash after commander switched off engines
Lieutenant Rhodri Leyshon died onboard a Merlin Mk4 helicopter after the crew attempted a deliberate ditching into the English Channel while wrongly believing their helicopter to be unflyable.
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Leaning Left1Leaning Right1Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution34% Left, 33% Center, 33% Right
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
34% Left
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C 33%
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