lieutenantcommander on Somerset Dailyhttps://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/lieutenantcommander/Recent content in lieutenantcommander on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usThu, 04 Jun 2026 17:02:05 +0000Royal Navy Helicopter Crash Claims Lives of Three Distinguished Pilotshttps://somersetdaily.co.uk/royal-navy-helicopter-crash-claims-lives-of-three-distinguished-pilots/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:02:05 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/royal-navy-helicopter-crash-claims-lives-of-three-distinguished-pilots/Tragedy struck the Royal Navy yesterday when a Merlin Mk4 helicopter crashed near Okehampton, Devon, resulting in the deaths of three esteemed personnel from the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF), based at RNAS Yeovilton. The fallen aviators have been identified as Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson, Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher, and Petty Officer Owen Green. Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson, a Somerset native, was remembered as an “extremely kind and gentle family man” devoted both to his loved ones and his career in the Royal Navy.