A DROITWICH man has been named as one of 16 who died in a helicopter crash yesterday.
Co-pilot Richard Menzies, 24, was killed when his aircraft plunged into the North Sea 14 miles from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.
The Super Puma, with 16 people on board, was flying back from the BP Miller platform, in calm and sunny conditions, when it crashed.
The victims were today named as: Brian Barkley, 30, Aberdeen; James Costello, 24, Aberdeen; Alex Dallas , 62, Aberdeen; Raymond Doyle, 57, Cumbernauld; James John Edwards, 33, Liverpool; Vernon John Elrick, 41, Aberdeen; Nairn Ferrier, 40, Dundee; Nolan Carl Goble, 44, Norwich; Gareth Hughes, 53, Angus; Warren Mitchell 38, Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire; David Rae, 63, Dumfries; Leslie Taylor, 41, Kintore, Aberdeenshire; Stuart Wood, 27, Aberdeen; Richard Menzies, 24, co-pilot, Droitwich Spa; Paul Burnham, 31, captain, Methlick, Aberdeenshire.
One other victim has not yet been named.
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