BBC Points West presenter Amanda Parr paid an emotional
visit to Lyneham to report on the way our Lyneham community
reflected the tragic Hercules tragedy of 30th January
2005. After presenting a live outside broadcast, she
spent a few moments reading the tributes and look at
the many bouquets of flowers left at the station main
gates.
Reports across the internet and international news
feeds were being flashed of a Lyneham based Hercules
that had crashed and all the crew on board were lost.
This tragedy sent shockwaves around the world as the
aircraft and crew was one of the Wiltshire airbase finest.
A sense of numbness and disbelief verberated around
the country as this has been recorded as the biggest
single loss of life to hit UK forces since military
action in Iraq began. Full stories, tributes and reflection
of the tragedy click
here. |
