On 2 April 2005, nine Navy and Air Force members perished when their Navy Sea King helicopter crashed on the island of Nias, Indonesia. The flight crew and medical personnel were providing humanitarian aid as part of Operation Sumatra Assist II following the Nias earthquake.
The Navy and Air Force personnel were;
Squadron Leader Paul McCarthy
Lieutenant Matthew Davey
Lieutenant Jonathan King
Lieutenant Paul Kimlin
Lieutenant Matthew Goodall
Flight Lieutenant Lynne Rowbottom
Petty Officer Stephen Slattery
Sergeant Wendy Jones
Leading Seaman Scott Bennet
We will remember them
Biographical details of the deceased are located at 'Memorial' section.
