BREAKING NEWS: Helicopter crash-lands at Shoreham Airport

A HELICOPTER is believed to have crash-landed at Shoreham Airport.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Oct 2008, 16:20 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 01:11 BST

Firefighters were called to the airport at 1.15pm this afternoon (Friday, October 17) after receiving reports of a helicopter on its side.

Firefighters from West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called to support the airport's own firefighters, who dealt with a small fuel spillage and made safe the scene.

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It is believed the helicopter was being piloted by a lone man, who suffered arm injury in the accident and was taken to hospital by ambulance.

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