RAF Merlin arrive in Afghanistan
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:45 am
Full story BBC NewsThe first RAF Merlin helicopter has arrived in Afghanistan to provide reinforcement to the heavily-stretched air support for British forces there.
It will be reassembled and tested at Camp Bastion in Helmand province before being available for combat use within weeks, the Ministry of Defence said.
A total of six Merlins will arrive by the end of the year, the MoD added.