Cuts to Rescue Choppers 'Will Cost Lives' ; Anger Over Government Plans to Stop Chivenor Cover Anger Over Plans to Cut Rescue Chopper Cover [Edition 3]

Herald Express; Torquay (UK) › December 01, 2009

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FISHERMEN'S lives will be put at risk if proposed cuts to South Devon's helicopter rescue cover go ahead, campaigners warn.

Crucial night missions provided by RAF Chivenor could be lost in 2012 under Government proposals.

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Cuts to Rescue Choppers 'Will Cost Lives' ; Anger Over Government Plans to Stop Chivenor Cover Anger Over Plans to Cut Rescue Chopper Cover [Edition 3]

The Ministry of Defence says new, faster helicopters will cover the area from bases in Cornwall and Wales,...

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