The MOD’s Voyager transport airplane fleet has been grounded after an incident on a flight to Afghanistan.
British Forces News has completely learnt a airplane plummeted 2000 toes whereas within the air over Turkey.
The virtually-new fleet of planes has been grounded, after an as but unexplained fault that affected a flight on Sunday evening, which was carrying 181 navy personnel to Afghanistan.
In an announcement the MOD stated:
“The MOD can verify {that a} Voyager plane suffered an in-flight situation on 9 February and as a precaution diverted to an airfield in Turkey. Just a few passengers obtained minor accidents within the incident. The protection of all our aircrews and passengers is our paramount concern, due to this fact, following this incident it has been determined to briefly droop navy registered Voyager flying whereas that is totally investigated.”
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