RAF Chinook helicopter declares emergency near London

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 04:48 · Archive

An RAF Chinook helicopter declared an emergency near London on Wednesday night.

An RAF Chinook helicopter declared an emergency near London on Wednesday 7 October at around 10.15pm. The Boeing-Vertol CH-47 Chinook descended to approximately 2,000 feet and transmitted a 7700 squawk code, which is the standard emergency signal used by aircraft in distress.

How it is being reported

• RAF helicopter declares emergency near London as jet sends 7700 ‘squawk code'A RAF aircraft has declared an emergency at around 2,000ft near LondonDaily Express · 8 Oct, 04:34
• RAF emergency declared near London as Chinook helicopter sends 7700 ‘squawk code'The RAF helicopter, a Boeing-Vertol CH-47 Chinook, declared the emergency near London on Wednesday night, October 7 at around 10.15pmThe Mirror · 8 Oct, 02:37

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