A US military helicopter crash in Norfolk, in which four crew members died, was caused by bird strikes, officials say.
Details of the investigation were released by the US Air Force (USAF).
The inquiry board’s president, Brigadier General Jon Norman, had “found clear and convincing evidence that multiple bird strikes caused the mishap by rendering the pilot and co-pilot unconscious and disabling the trim and flight path stabilisation system”, USAF said.
The HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter was operating out of RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk when it crashed on January 7.
It came down at Cley next the Sea during a routine training exercise.
Captains Christopher S. Stover and Sean M. Ruane, technical sergeant Dale E. Mathews and staff sergeant Afton M. Ponce, who served with 56th Rescue Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing on search and rescue operations, were all killed.
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US Chopper Crash In Norfolk Blamed On Birds
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