Air Delivered event in Devon, Sourton Down area, United Kingdom on Wed 3rd June 2026

3rd June 2026

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Royal Navy helicopter crashes into field near Okehampton in Devon

He said the scene was "devastating" with wreckage visible in a field.

"A witness I spoke to described it as sounding not right as it flew over his house and it almost took the roof of his house off," he said on BBC Radio Devon.

"He said it sounded like it was clearly in trouble and it sounded like it was mechanically failing."

The area lies between the Royal Navy's air bases at Yeovilton in Somerset and Culdrose in Cornwall.

The scene of the crash is also close to Okehampton battle camp, a military facility on the edge of Dartmoor which has been used for training Merlin helicopter crews from the Commando Helicopter Force.

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Devon ( Sourton Down area )

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