RAF Regiment airman killed in Afghanistan

[The Patriot]

RAF Regiment airman killed in Afghanistan

02-14-2012 03:25 AM

Published:
Tue, 2012-02-14 11:24


RAF Regiment airman killed in Afghanistan


Heather Joy


RAF Regiment airman killed in Afghanistan

An airman from the Royal Air Force Regiment has been killed in Afghanistan according to a report in the Eastern Daily Press.

The Ministry of Defence last night (Monday, February 13) said that the airman was killed by small arms fire while on a routine partnered patrol in the Nad ‘Ali district of Helmand province.

Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Mackenzie, a spokesman for British forces in Helmand, said: “It is my sad duty to report that an airman from the Royal Air Force Regiment was fatally wounded during an insurgent attack in the western dashte area of Nad ‘Ali, Helmand province, whilst on a patrol to interact with the local population. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this difficult time.”

The airman’s family has asked for a grace period before the release of further details.

The RAF Regiment’s headquarters are at RAF Honington in west Suffolk, 17 miles east of RAFs Lakenheath and Mildenhall.








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