HELICOPTER CRASH DISASTER A Royal Navy mark 4 Merlin helicopter crashed and was destroyed on 3 June at Okehampton. The helicopter was part of the Commando Helicopter Force based at Yeovilton. Three personnel died. Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher, Petty Officer Owen Green and Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson. Lieutenant Fisher was the only serving female Commando. The last Mark 4 helicopter accident was in 2024 which occurred off the coast of Dorset during a night-flying exercise. 125 YEARS OF SUBMARINE SERVICE The Prince of Wales as Commodore in Chief of the Submarine Service recently visited Fasl…
