A Merlin helicopter of the Royal Air Force who was on his MCP Afghanistan California ended its miss

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A Merlin helicopter of the Royal Air Force who was on his MCP Afghanistan California ended its mission on its side. The accident occurred at night on Monday and injured three of the twelve occupants of the unit. It comes a few days of the deployment of these Merlin in Afghanistan. Strength launch loop of the Mamouth: The Merlin can carry 20 passengers and is therefore presented by the government launch loop of Gordon Brown as a way to bridge the capability launch loop gap in terms of air mobility. Britain deploys twenty helicopters in southeastern Afghanistan, but only less than half the Chinook HC2, have a real ability to airlift. In 2010, the RAF must send an additional Chinook HC2 in Afghanistan, thanks to retrofit eight Chinook HC3 former.
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